Help - Vauxhall insignia major problem

debtfree1day

Jan 13

60400 miles

Therefore out of warrantee:(

Diving today on motorway

Power just goes - felt I heard a clunk

Call recovery at side of road - runs diagnostics and says po340 camshaft something or other

Towed to garage - who opens bonnet and shows me a ripped up pice by engine and says cam pulley snapped - never seen that

I'm not technical so ask what it means - he says he needs a proper look but it may have danaged engine which worse case could be full replacement

Checked online and thinking this could be the end - RIP car as its only worth £7.k ish

Thoughts????thanjs

daltonss

Has the cam belt ever been changed? Look at the hand book when is it suppose to be changed?

daltonss

You are certainly looking at an engine replacement

rich13348

Not that far out of warranty you might be able to get a partial contribution if you speak to Vauxhall directly.

gilbert_and_sullivan

First of all, how far is it out of warranty time wise, cos my first call would be to Vauxhall to see about some goodwill, which will depend on a rock solid preferably Vauxhall main dealer service history.

Cam pulley?, did he mean the cam belt snapped?

Absolute worse case scenario, an engine from a write off will do the business.

debtfree1day

Hi it's 500 miles of it of wArranty

debtfree1day

He said cam pulley I think but I am confused maybe it was belt

debtfree1day

Cam belt replacement is 100k I am told according to service book but is it relevant if there is no warranty I'm stuffed??

debtfree1day

Re service history

Yes full

But Vauxhall at 15k
Then car supermarket where I bought it at 32k
Then private garage at 50k

So full but not with Vauxhall dealer - though law said that shouldn't matter now?

rich13348

The full Vauxhall warranty would have helped get a good will contribution from Vauxhall. They could say the other garage stuffed it so nothing from us. It's still worth asking though.

debtfree1day

Hi rich thanks

I was told or read that under European laws they couldn't discrimatr from a vauchalls mains dealer and any registered mechanic

Is that right? Would be good to arm me for the conversation
Thanks