Jonny's GT20s HDi Estate

[Jonny81191]

Right, I'm gonna do a proper update, possibly repeating a couple of things but with some extra pictures and more detail.

Starting from my return trip from reading, when my aux belt decided to let go, and the AA had to come and rescue me!


20130203_202714 by 306racecar, on Flickr


20130203_221022 by 306racecar, on Flickr

Soon afterwards, I had all sorts of issues with valves sticking, an issue I still haven't got to the bottom of. End result, I fitted another head and she ran fine. Until this happened..


20130225_203909 by 306racecar, on Flickr

So a new cambelt was purchased and fitted, and off we went to germany.


IMG_3094 by 306racecar, on Flickr


IMG_3329 by 306racecar, on Flickr


IMG_3367 by 306racecar, on Flickr


IMG_3462 by 306racecar, on Flickr

On the return trip from Monaco, the aux belt let go again, this time going through the cambelt cover at 4500rpm and causing the belt to slip and the valves to have a slight disagreement with the pistons. Which meant that 2 of the 4 sets of rockers got smashed

So the epic attempt to get her running on 2 cylinders began.


602057_10151554040953570_1084291984_n by 306racecar, on Flickr


560198_10151554042783570_1565863667_n by 306racecar, on Flickr


488067_10151554042493570_587295239_n by 306racecar, on Flickr


558024_10151554042618570_293407373_n by 306racecar, on Flickr

The belt had gone round the bottom pulley. Good and proper.