To cut a long story short. My son was given a P Reg Punto 55 S. It's turned out to be the car from hell, after spending God know's how much to get it through it's MOT a month later the cam belt went as he turned the engine off i.e. he turned the engine off and when he tried to restart it wouldn't, the cam belt teeth had stripped
Anyway, I put it on ebay, but the buyer welshed out. But one of the emails I got about the car told me that if the cam belt goes on this type of engine then the engine's not damaged. So, I replaced the cam belt on Friday, turned the engine over and it turns over normally then sounds like it sticks, turnovers normally then sticks etc. It doesn't turnover long enough for it to fire before it stops or sticks. (keep in mind that the car has been on the driveway for 6 months)
Questions, is it true about the engine not being damaged if the cam belt goes and does it sound like a valve(s) is bent as the engine turns over normally then stops/sticks?
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Anyway, I put it on ebay, but the buyer welshed out. But one of the emails I got about the car told me that if the cam belt goes on this type of engine then the engine's not damaged. So, I replaced the cam belt on Friday, turned the engine over and it turns over normally then sounds like it sticks, turnovers normally then sticks etc. It doesn't turnover long enough for it to fire before it stops or sticks. (keep in mind that the car has been on the driveway for 6 months)
Questions, is it true about the engine not being damaged if the cam belt goes and does it sound like a valve(s) is bent as the engine turns over normally then stops/sticks?
Any help would be greatly appreciated.