Vehicle arrived today (drove in) "running a bit rough" customer complained.How do you mean i asked?"well at idle when cold its a bit groggy,sometimes stalls"How long has it been like this for? i asked."About 4 months now "he said,Anything els? i asked."yes"he said,"its been to the main dealer who said they scanned ECU and found nothing wrong with it"ok,lets take a look.... Vauxhall Astra 2001 1.7 Y17DT 72000 miles on clock http://img88.imageshack.us/img88/4492/dsc00026qf5.jpg http://img166.imageshack.us/img166/4739/dsc00032nq3.jpg Note how thin the belt has worn!
Timing belt replacement due 100000 miles
The idler was seized and belt was running (rubbing) along a broken piece! Amazing!
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