This weekend I changed my cam belt and water pump.It wasn't the first time i had done the cam belt and i had no problems after the first change.Took it on a short test drive and all was ok. Today went a bit further (about 2km)and there's a banging sound from the engine but it's still running,thought i might have broken something on the exhaust while raising and lowering the engine so tried to get home to check. Didn't make it, engine clattered and died.Got recovered home and checked timing belt, it's fine and the timing too.The engine turns over and almost runs but thumps to a halt.
So thought OK I'll look to see if there are any fault codes before i start disassembling the engine to look for broken things.No response from ECU.I did connect to it the day before when the engine was running.
So my first question is could the ECU or a sensor failure cause what sounded like the innards of the engine disintegrating?
The second question is should i start at the top or the bottom of the engine to look for breakages?
So thought OK I'll look to see if there are any fault codes before i start disassembling the engine to look for broken things.No response from ECU.I did connect to it the day before when the engine was running.
So my first question is could the ECU or a sensor failure cause what sounded like the innards of the engine disintegrating?
The second question is should i start at the top or the bottom of the engine to look for breakages?