Now thats lucky

[Bowker Maserati]

Customer bought a golf into us that had stopped running. He had tried to start the car many times but no luck.
After inspection and a strip down we found the timing chain had slipped and these are the resulting valves.

How much have they bent? I assure you these are on a flat surface! And no other damage! Some people are plain lucky!

 

[BennyD]

Good grief! What state are the piston tops in?

 

[Parisien]

If it wasn't so potentially expensive, thats hilarious.....


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[BennyD]

It's a simple fix; grip the stems in a vice and clump the heads with a claw hammer. Two or three belts and it should be somewhere near. Well, near enough for a German car.

 

[2b1ask1]

Fuchs alloys?

 

[BennyD]

More likely Fuchs piston crowns.

 

[mjheathcote]

Many, many years ago I had a Lancia Y10 Turbo and the timing belt snapped. If I remember correctly it had only done 30K miles and the timing belt wasn't due to be changed until 36K.
Very lucky, no damage, with it being such a low compression ratio the valves don't touch even at full lift and the pistons at their top stroke.

 

[Bowker Maserati]

Good grief! What state are the piston tops in?

Not a mark on them............unbelievable................!

 

[TridentTested]

Many, many years ago I had a Lancia Y10 Turbo and the timing belt snapped. If I remember correctly it had only done 30K miles and the timing belt wasn't due to be changed until 36K.
Very lucky, no damage, with it being such a low compression ratio the valves don't touch even at full lift and the pistons at their top stroke.

If I remember correctly that Brazilian made 1050 cc was a non-interference design. The FIRE which replaced it was interference.