Vauxhall combo 56 plate 1.3cdti

[lukejames]

Hi .I have the above van which packed up today. Lost all power suddenly no noise ,engine malfuntion light came on. AA man came ,checked oil, fuel ,battery . Engine would not turn over. Checked fuel pressure which was 0 so he undid a little bolt on the engine case to see if the timing chain bolt was turning when trying to start & it wasn't so he diagnosed a broken chain which means engine kapute. I'm not knocking his expertise but does this sound right or could there be any other explaination for this fault. Many thanks

 

[Burnerman]

Unfortunately he does sound to be correct in his diagnosis......if there is no fuel pressure then the high pressure injection pump isn't turning, and that is driven by either the timing chain / belt.
Another way of checking things is to take the rocker cover off and see if the cam shafts spin on cranking.
John

 

[mfarrow]

On a lot of engines you can usually see one of the camshafts below the oil filler. This should spin when you turn the engine over. Does this happen with yours?

AA men should know they're stuff when testing for cam linkage failures but people make mistakes...

 

[Mursal]

I just wanted to see the extent of damage to this engine with a broken drive chain, you can have a read yourself.

http://www.vauxhallownersnetwork.co...hall-combo-1-3-cdti-timing-chain-help.301697/