Broken Down ZT

[Redmaestro]

Originally Posted by patrolman pete

Are all the belts turning when cranking. It's possible that a belt may not have snapped but have stripped the teeth. This would result in no signal from the cam sensor as the cams aren't turning to trigger the signal.

I dont know how to take any covers off or even where to look but the belt visible from behind the dip-stick definitely rotates when trying to start up. It also rotates when the car is in gear and I rock the car back and forth.

[SD1too]

Originally Posted by Redmaestro

All the writing on the belts are still white ...

Hello Simon,

As Stocktake has said, what you have observed is the ancillary drive belt which drives the alternator, power steering and air conditioning compressor.

Removing the left-hand bank rear timing belt cover is probably the easiest way to determine whether the front belt has broken by looking for rotation when you turn the starter. But as you've said that you're not DIY-minded, seek assistance from member Jules at Colwyn Bay.

Originally Posted by stocktake

If you have had the car 9 yr and the belts have not been done then it is possible one of the timing belts have failed.

Or, more to the point, the belt can be destroyed by a failed or incorrectly adjusted tensioner pulley or idler pulley.

Simon

[Mike Noc]

Originally Posted by vitesse

Good call, engine turning over at speed with loss of compression perhaps, sounds like belts.

Regards

Yes that and a cam sensor fault logged - could be the cams aren't turning over whilst the engine is. Hopefully not the case but it's the first thing I'd check.