[Gav Camm lammy 283]

finally after 3 long weeks van as been
returned . Never ever again will i buy french van
cam belt snapped new head new valves just about
anything that needed replacing as been replaced
and now its leaking oil so back to garage . Take note
RENAULT TRAFIC OWNERS !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[martinsadie]

miss the garage out and straight to the scrapyard 

[Gav Camm lammy 283]

stan it was going up in flames
if i didnt ow dolla on it 

[Ste M]

We did all warn you Gav transits are the backbone of britain mate , oil leak should be somethin silly I reckon mate, he probably forgot to put the sump plug back in or somethin, I'm sure it will be ok mate

[richywilts]

come down in ya focus on tuesday mate dont want no scrappers on site hahahaha

[Gav Camm lammy 283]

tidyier than yrs lad lol no dents on mine m8

[Gav Camm lammy 283]

We did all warn you Gav transits are the backbone of britain mate , oil leak should be somethin silly I reckon mate, he probably forgot to put the sump plug back in or somethin, I'm sure it will be ok mate

head stress or wot 

[richywilts]

tidyier than yrs lad lol no dents on mine m8

least mine gets ya from a to b haha urz go from u to g (urz to garage!!)

[Gav Camm lammy 283]

didnt make it there lol needed towing lol

[Gav Camm lammy 283]

lol n behold van as broken down again !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Window Washers]

lol n behold van as broken down again !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Gav,

is that the same as a relay ?

reason I ask as it has cost me over 5k to fix mine, everything is new apart from the number plate and body.

works ok now though althought the fuel gague yesterday was telling me I had 5000 revs left of fuel 

[deeege]

How old is it? Sounds like your having a nightmare with it?

[Gav Camm lammy 283]

ian its a renault trafic, exsatly same as a vivaro primastar
its been in garage for 3weeks fan belt snapped
taking out the cam-belt which destroyed the valves n cylinder head
900 quid to fix had a problem with leaking oil , back to garage monday
to fix , was leaking fr turbo, went to work today 70 mile fr home
was on m60 in manchester, loss of power white smoke oil light
going mad left mobile at home walked to sos phone
AA eventually came towed me off waited 2 hours for AA mechanic
told me turbo goosed waited another 2 1/2 hours for relay
after payig another 107 quid vans dropped at garage im not paying
another brass cent m8 BELIEVE YOU ME !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Window Washers]

ian its a renault trafic, exsatly same as a vivaro primastar
its been in garage for 3weeks fan belt snapped
taking out the cam-belt which destroyed the valves n cylinder head
900 quid to fix had a problem with leaking oil , back to garage monday
to fix , was leaking fr turbo, went to work today 70 mile fr home
was on m60 in manchester, loss of power white smoke oil light
going mad left mobile at home walked to sos phone
AA eventually came towed me off waited 2 hours for AA mechanic
told me turbo goosed waited another 2 1/2 hours for relay
after payig another 107 quid vans dropped at garage im not paying
another brass cent m8 BELIEVE YOU ME !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Ouch,

[Ste M]

bloody hell gav the turbo now!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Sunshine/Cleaning]

Just out of interest, how did the fan belt snapping take out the cam belt??

Usually it is the pullies on the cam belt that go and once the cam belt goes that is curtains for that engine. Are you sure the garage got it right in the first place?

What does the service log say about the cam belts last change as these are really important to do as soon as you get the van if you have no record.

My van died in similar fashion last month so you have my full sympathy, plus my van wasn't worth the cost of repair according to my garage.

How much has it cost so far?

[STEVE-UK]

how old and how many miles has it done mate?

Was going down the M23 last night a pigeon flew across in front of the car made a thud thought nothing of it, after a mile down the road i could still see feathers in the rear view mirror, stopped to have a look to find the the grill stoved in and a pigeon stuck on the radiator, need a quote for new grill and radiator as leaking water
I will stick a picture on later

the day before i just picked up the renault master from the garage for a recon alternator and a bill for £450

[bobby p]

sometimes a fan belt shreds up and slips behind the bottom pulley and into the cambelt area ,then messes up the cambelt. i used to be a mechanic and i NEVER  miss doing those type of jobs now im a window cleaner . in fact i remember most workshops steered well clear of any french engine that had gone BANG  due to the crazy cost of fixing them . Even just slipping in a whole secondhand engine is fraught with danger as the immobilizer systems on modern stuff are linked into the engine and a "brain" to match the engine can often not be found

[Ian101]

Where did you buy it from ??

[richywilts]

lol n behold van as broken down again !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

shoulda stuck with the trusty combo!!! gutted for ya mate got the trolley there if thats any good for ya with the barrels to use with ya car