It was the tuesday before new year and me and my mate where out in the scoob all day just cruisin the Highlands with the camera (as you do when its -2 during the day)!!!!

We started off about 10am. Got back to my house bout 4pm, bite to eat, down to the garage then round to his house (about 1/4 mile)
He got out to open his gate and pointed at the front of the car!!! EEK!!! Whats that noise?? Loud metalic noise from the n/s of the engine!!! ****!!

So i stoped the engine and let it cool down. Wouldnt start!!! Buggger.

Left it in the drive. My mechanic at work just hapens to be ex subaru WRC mechanic (jackpot). He had a look. Yip. Timeing belt VERY loose!!! DOH!!!!

We took it to bits on Saturday there and put a new one on on monday. Found out that the Timeing Belt Tensioner Pulley had SHEERED OFF!!!!!!

We got hold of a new one and put it back 2gether. He says it had jumped 4 teeth!!! This was gona be expensive.

We got the new belt on and tried to fire it up. It was turning but not fireing!!!

I went outside the work to think about how i was gona afford an engine rebuild AND a house when BROOOOOMM!!!!! It satrted!!!!!! The timeing was slightly out!!!

I couldnt beleev my luck!!! 4 teeth out and NO damage to valves or pistons what so ever!!!!!

Theres some one up there looking down on me i swear!!!!!!!!

Chris.

 

Can you point that someone in my direction please as im fed up with all the bad luck

Good to hear a story where it didnt eventually go **** up tho mate

 

Great story mate - nice one..

 

Lucky git

 

Tell me about it. That would cost more than i had put away!!!!