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Omega Help Area => Omega General Help => Topic started by: unlucky vauxhall owner on 12 July 2012, 16:49:36

Title: 2.5 v6 cdx 1999 v plate
Post by: unlucky vauxhall owner on 12 July 2012, 16:49:36

Auxiliary drive belt just shredded. is it possible that more damage could be done as it now fails to start sounds like no compression! Think its time to go.

Title: Re: 2.5 v6 cdx 1999 v plate
Post by: RobG on 12 July 2012, 17:00:03

Quote from: unlucky vauxhall owner on 12 July 2012, 16:49:36

Auxiliary drive belt just shredded. is it possible that more damage could be done as it now fails to start sounds like no compression! Think its time to go.

Won`t stop it from starting. EML on?

Title: Re: 2.5 v6 cdx 1999 v plate
Post by: Elite Pete on 13 July 2012, 07:30:36

It is possible for bits of the auxiliary belt to find its way into the cambelt cover making the cambelt jump teeth :( :(

Title: Re: 2.5 v6 cdx 1999 v plate
Post by: TheBoy on 13 July 2012, 09:06:46

Also, if driven more than a few hundred yards, due to no waterpump, it would very severely overheat

Title: Re: 2.5 v6 cdx 1999 v plate
Post by: omega3000 on 13 July 2012, 10:14:26

Quote from: TheBoy on 13 July 2012, 09:06:46

Also, if driven more than a few hundred yards, due to no waterpump, it would very severely overheat

Yeah found that out doing 80 on the motorway  :-[ ::)

Title: Re: 2.5 v6 cdx 1999 v plate
Post by: Aundie on 13 July 2012, 12:28:04

Mine took out a crankshaft sensor it was the tensioner bearing that went on mine still started but eml came on and it ran lumpy.