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by dmurdoch1989
Fri Jan 14, 2022 9:52 am
Forum: Faults & Technical
Topic: Wet timing belt disintegrated, new engine required outside warranty
Replies: 313
Views: 165574

Re: Wet timing belt disintegrated, new engine required outside warranty

Hi All, Thought I'd throw my experience in as well in case it could help someone. I've had the issue of the belt disintegrating. I broke down on the 4th of December, managed to get it home and into Vauxhall 2 weeks later as this was the only availability they had. They diagnosed the problem and took...
by dmurdoch1989
Wed Jan 05, 2022 9:48 am
Forum: Main Vauxhall Grandland chat
Topic: after 3 years
Replies: 2
Views: 1611

Re: after 3 years

Agree with Valer above. Mine is coming up on it's 4th service next month and out of warranty. However. a month ago I broke down on the M1. Got it back home and into Vauxhall who diagnosed the timing belt as the cause. It disintegrates in the oil and causes all sorts of issues. This happened on 37k m...