Hi,
About a month ago, the tab on the TB tensioner broke off 20,000km after the last belt change (the tensioner had been installed incorrectly, I now realise). It just died and wouldn't start. The garage that just did the repair (diesel specialist) seemed much more knowledgeable than the one that installed it badly, and said that I'd had a very lucky escape and that there wasn't any damage to the engine. They test-drove it and I drove it home, it seems fine.
However, having read around a bit I am now worried that some damage may have occurred and I've now got a ticking time bomb for an engine... I have 2 questions:
1) Is there any way to be sure there's no damage without looking for marks on the pistons? (I'm thinking unusual sounds etc)
2) How much time (and $) would a simple head rebuild take, and what exactly would be involved?
Thanks in advance, all!
About a month ago, the tab on the TB tensioner broke off 20,000km after the last belt change (the tensioner had been installed incorrectly, I now realise). It just died and wouldn't start. The garage that just did the repair (diesel specialist) seemed much more knowledgeable than the one that installed it badly, and said that I'd had a very lucky escape and that there wasn't any damage to the engine. They test-drove it and I drove it home, it seems fine.
However, having read around a bit I am now worried that some damage may have occurred and I've now got a ticking time bomb for an engine... I have 2 questions:
1) Is there any way to be sure there's no damage without looking for marks on the pistons? (I'm thinking unusual sounds etc)
2) How much time (and $) would a simple head rebuild take, and what exactly would be involved?
Thanks in advance, all!