Car breaks down one month after being serviced

[TheChamp]

No it is the turning sound as if its about to start but it just keeps going.

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No way of knowing you have a faulty starter unless it starts to give problems.

If there's a winding sound it's your started bandix and not the starter itself. Take the car to an auto electrician not a mechanic.

Know your shyte before you go to these stealerships, before you get shafted, because R5k for a "service" is ridiculous.

Does not seem like a starter after all. There's the "cla che che che che" but no vrooom

 

[ost]

If its the GTi then it may have a timing issue. They were prone to jumping a tooth or 3 on the timing belt which caused all sorts of expensive issues.

I would stop trying to start it...just incase you do more damage

 

[TheChamp]

If its the GTi then it may have a timing issue. They were prone to jumping a tooth or 3 on the timing belt which caused all sorts of expensive issues.I would stop trying to start it...just incase you do more damage

Excuse me if it's a novice question, but how do they do that? faulty tensioner?

 

[Drifter]

If its the GTi then it may be the issue.

You said it buddy

 

[ost]

Excuse me if it's a novice question, but how do they do that? faulty tensioner?

The engine (VW and Audi) used a hydraulic tensioner, if the motor turned over without enough oil pressure then it could result in the belt jumping a tooth.

Apparently rolling in gear after switching off or dirty oil channels were some of the causes of insufficient pressure to the tensioner. They did come out with a revised part afterwards. VW were known to quote at least 13k to replace if the car was out of warranty

 

[TheChamp]

The engine (VW and Audi) used a hydraulic tensioner, if the motor turned over without enough oil pressure then it could result in the belt jumping a tooth.

Apparently rolling in gear after switching off or dirty oil channels were some of the causes of insufficient pressure to the tensioner. They did come out with a revised part afterwards. VW were known to quote at least 13k to replace if the car was out of warranty

Thanks.

 

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Could be cam belt. :-S