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In case there's any confusion, the borescope pics are from my car. That's not my engine in the video, mine's still in the car, but the belt on the...
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Looked at the belt again. I must have pushed on something else previously. It's loose and completely uncentered on the tensioner pulley, I'd say...
So, the car insurance won't cover it unless an accident led to the failure, for example if debris or an animal damaged a belt, pulley, or...
This just happened to me, so I'll check with my insurance. But, the insurance could blame the workshop, the workshop could blame it on parts, one...
I've had good experiences with Reina International in WI, mixed experiences with other independents, good and "made it right" experiences with...
At home it'd be easy, unfortunately the car is at our house in Europe, so it's more iffy. The mechanic acquaintance is the private mechanic for...
Glad it's not the bottom of the engine, or at least based on the visible damage, I'm guessing it's not.
Thank you everyone for the knowledge, much appreciated. Given the situation, I think I'll go with an official dealer. I'm probably overlooking...
For sure, I just wanted to confirm that the belt slipped. But, is there something other than the belt slipping that could cause this? Something...
Thanks for the explanation. By chance they're both visible. If the timing was correct, considering their proximity, should I be starting to see...
Camera is a cheap usb borescope I had. Not the best in this context as the cable is too flexible. So, my understanding is that considering there...
Thank you.
Alright, so if I remove the belt cover I should see these marks on the rear protection plate and the cams? Yeah, it seems to fall within that range.
About 3.5 pages of things noted, belts and tensioner bearings among them ...
So the belt slipped on 1-6? The timing belt cover on that bank is slightly deformed. As mentioned the major with belts was about 1 year / 200...
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