Renault scenic - Cam belt snapped

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Sun 27 Jun 2010 15:02
Renault scenic - Cam belt snapped - Iziwizz

Yesterday whilst driving my engine cut out completetely and the breakdown man did that tut and sigh routine where you know it will be expensive- my cam belt had snapped and shredded...

Any ideas as how much it would cost? He estimated £1000, its a Y reg and I'm thiking its not worth doing...

Is there any way of recovering any money from the car e.g. parts?

Apologies for the simple questions- I'm no car person (and the car was given to me- not my choice)

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Sun 27 Jun 2010 15:25
Renault scenic - Cam belt snapped - Turv

same thing happened to me on a clio, seems a big problem with renault regarding fitting cheap cam belts, the car is spares or repair.

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Sun 27 Jun 2010 15:39
Renault scenic - Cam belt snapped - Collos25

It all depends how much damage it has done to the engine if you are handy with the tools its hardly a great problem to lift the head and have a look,if it only needs new valves then its quite a cheap repair if its totalled the engine you could still get a secondhand unit at a reasonable price.All depends on finances and how handy you are and if the rest of the car is in reasonable condition.

Edited by Andy Bairsto on 27/06/2010 at 15:40

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