Cambelts gone. need help ?

[Amzy-Bear]

im a mechanic, Its highly likely that there would be some valve damage. You mite beable to buy a new head off ebay complete with valves and cams for £200 ish. u have to make sure u get the right one to the engine code. Valves cost between £5-£10 a valve. Then would need bedding in with grinding paste!!! Also if your taking head off then i would advise to get the head skimmed. thats cost bout £50. Head set bout £100 with head bolts. I reckon it would cost u bout £500 ish to have the latter done with labour.

Cylinder leak test will tell u bout any bent valves

Okay well thanks for that, deffo not spending that much on a head, went to a local VW Spares place today who quoted me £75 + Vat which i thought was a little steep. But just got paid the other day and looking to get her on the road.dont wanna spend more than £250 to get her back on the road.

[Amzy-Bear]

Head bolts are about a quid each or so. Head gasket set, about 30. 2nd hand head I would not spend much more than 50-60. The real cost comes if there is piston damage. £500 is far too much to spend.

yh deffo, thats the sort of money my matey reckoned aswell. i think il change the belts and tensioners and see what happens, then if its not good, get a head off ebay or here or somewhere. cheers for your comments mate,v helpful 

[Matty-MK3]

Seriously. Spend £30 on a cambelt kit, fit it, it's easy.

Try to start the car. We've had a GTi on here recently which snapped it's cambelt, new belt and it ran!

Do it, you need a cambelt anyway.

[Amzy-Bear]

yea i went into GSF today and got quoted £37 ex vat for a kit,
with cambelt, timing belt and tensioners. i think lol

[Matty-MK3]

Worth it or re-read DPB's post on the first page!

[gtigolfthree]

I have heard a lot of storys of people "getting away" with a snapped cam belt and no damage. Even sugestions that this is a "clearance engine" i.e the valves can't hit the pistons if the belt snaps, so its surely worth a go replacing the belt and post the result and mabye someone  can confirm that or if the valves can and do hit the pistons when the belt snaps.

[Amzy-Bear]

Yeh will do, picking up a belt tomorrow. its just getting someone to pop it on, ill put a post up once its on.

[Matty-MK3]

You could try yourself.

Once you understand the marks, it is very easy.

I think even Shady could do it!

[gtigolfthree]

http://www.vwenthusiast.com/technical/TimingBelt/timingbelt.html

[Amzy-Bear]

is that the same as mine, loooks a little different.

mines a 1.6 cl, also my cambelt is over on the driverside lol