1.6 Litre Petrol Astra (Y2000) - Will a broken CAM belt cause engine damage.

Hi -
My sister in law has a 2000(X) 1.6 Litre petrol Astra - She has just
broken down and the AA towed her to a garage who told hert that the Cam belt
broke.

Is this an Interference Engine ?? Would the pistons have hit the valves
when the belt broke ???

She needs to know how much this will cost . ie will it be a head off job or
just a new belt.

If this is not an interference engine then she should not expect a HUGE
estimate from the workshop ??

thanks in advance


Steve



steveharvey [at] dsl [dot] pipex [dot] com

 

its gonna be bent valves at best

worse case is going to be piston damage too


sorry but your in for a big bill

praprs look at sourcing a complete replacement engine it may work out
cheaper

 

Had a 2k 1.6 snap a belt today.. Broke just one rocker charged the guy £20
rocker £20 fitting +VAT

 

What's the mileage on the car since new or last cambelt change?

 

Turns out the belt had never been changed from first sale nearly 5 years ago
and the car was over 60,000 and the recommended interval is 40,000 miles.

She was told at the last service that it was need but she was hoping that it
would last unitil the next service - which was due later this month

Quote is 1,500 quid !!

- ouch

 

bet she wont miss one again. Expensive lesson to learn...

 

pick up a replacement engine for a third of that


no more than 6-8 hours labour to replace either

 

I've known several vauxhalls back in the 80's that broke a cambelt &
there was never any damage. None were 16v though. If there is damage
you can probably get by with a second hand head for not very much money
but you'll still have to pay for labour. I'd be interested to know how
the garage knows that there is any damage.