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Sonic3d
 


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Cam belt tensioner mount broke!!!!......

The engine stopped last Sunday morning with a suspected cam belt failure, but after pulling the front off it today the casting that the tensioner bolts too had broken releasing the tension on the belt Big Cry
Spent the rest of the day then pulling all the bits and pieces off ready to lift the engine out after taking the gearbox off, and then another engine going in next week. Anyone doing their cam belt should take a close look for any signs of a fracture, mine looks like it had been broken for quite a time but only held on by a very small portion of the casting which gave up last Sunday on the motorway.
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Shocked Whats the mileage on yours? belts been changed?
  
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Sonic3d
 


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115K had a cam belt about 12K ago. Belt was not the problem it's still like new.
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Can Am Commander 1000XT
Seen the light and bought a 4Motion T5 
 
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But should this have been spotted then? Sorry for your troubles anyway
  
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It would be nearly impossible to spot unless you knew about it.
 I can resist everything except TEMPTATION
Can Am Commander 1000XT
Seen the light and bought a 4Motion T5 
 
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Sonic3d
 


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The Transformer wrote:
Sorry for your troubles anyway

Cheers Thumbs Up it's a pain to change the engine but will be worth it Thumbs Up
 I can resist everything except TEMPTATION
Can Am Commander 1000XT
Seen the light and bought a 4Motion T5 
 
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Sonic3d
 


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Problem fixed Very Happy I pick up a 2 year old XS commercial tomorrow in Stornoway with heated leather , satnav , auto and Bluetooth Very Happy and will fix the other at my leisure.
 I can resist everything except TEMPTATION
Can Am Commander 1000XT
Seen the light and bought a 4Motion T5 
 
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When you had the cam belt change did you get the tensioner changed as well?
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Yes the idlers and tensioner were changed, it's the casting where the idler bolts to that has broken Shocked
 I can resist everything except TEMPTATION
Can Am Commander 1000XT
Seen the light and bought a 4Motion T5 
 
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Can you post up some pics of the offending casting area so we can have a check/comparison Thumbs Up
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Will do Thumbs Up when I get time.
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Can Am Commander 1000XT
Seen the light and bought a 4Motion T5 
 
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I thought you meant the tensionner not the casting for it's mount. I don't suppose Land Rover will want to know given the mileage, but it shouldn't fail.

What year is your car? Just concerned that their would be a batch with dodgy casting.
 D3 HSE MY05 Auto

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It's a 57plate car Big Cry
 I can resist everything except TEMPTATION
Can Am Commander 1000XT
Seen the light and bought a 4Motion T5 
 
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Surely that's still in warranty?
 I know it's not considered "kind" to say no these days, but no. Just no, ok? And if it's not ok, still no.  
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Warranty ran out in Sept
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Seen the light and bought a 4Motion T5 
 
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