......Dont know what else to say really

Was doing about 40ish when i heard a "clonk" then my Van died (LT35)

Got it recovered back to the workshop and......

...Picture kinda say it all really

 

Whoaw shite why did that just go, did you have any other warning before it happened?

 

Nope, no other warnings but i must add that i had a "new head" suplied by, shall we say "vw experts" just under 3 years ago. Well all was good up until now and after sending the head to my Local engineer he has imformed me that NONE of the Inlet Guides had been changed and were infact all a bit fcuk'd and obviously being not the best they could be the collet came out due to the valve not in a good guide.
Valve dropped and made contact with Piston so thats cracked and snapped the cam
Being 3 years old the Co aint gonna say anything are they and there is nothing i can do apart from Rant.

Ian

 

ouch....yea your rite there lol,
must have bin a big shock when u found that

 

sure the cam didnt go 1st? normal think on theses i think,cams snapping and all?

 

Its the repair bill thats shocking ! and the fact i only had the very same job done just under 3 years ago which is even more shocking and kinda doubles the bill if you like

All in bits now and just waiting for the head to come back from the engineers on Monday

Ian