jazzman
09-07-2003, 03:18 PM
Hi, I am feeling a lot of frustration, and anger about the situation regarding our beat.
Since the distributor failure in May (see post http://www.u-ukhbc.co.uk/vbb/showthread.php?s=&threadid=304), the Beat has not been seen, and is still at the Dealer - unrepaired!!!
I was told that the siezure of the distributor stripped the gear on the end of the Camshaft, and as this gear was not available as a separate part (WHY NOT !!!), then I needed to replace the entire camshaft!, this required the top end of the engine to be opened........ more time, then, after replacing the cam, that no compression was being made.
This came, after the distributor cap had been replaced twice in relatively quick succession, with no suggestion offered as to what was causing the failure.
Also, only a few thousand miles earlier, the cam belt had been changed along with a full (£800) service.
The cambelt was now replaced again.
The lower end of the engine was now stripped, to check for bent valves - NO BENT VALVES WERE FOUND - however, the piston rings all needed replacing!!!??!!!
The engine was rebuilt, only the engine warning light would not go out (at this point, we were still in may!), so Honda UK had to
source a piece of test equipment in order to test the ECU.
This was duly found, only the indications could still not be interpreted, and the light would come on shortly after starting the engine.
The latest suggestion is that the ECU should be replaced (although that is not necessarily the problem!), and that the cost could be in the region of £1500 for the part plus fitting!!!!, or perhaps I could source one somewhere cheaper on the internet!
although, of course, this would void the warranty on the other work, and then we could proceed from there.
Whilst I appreciate the dealer's best efforts, it would seem that their hands are tied, by Honda UK and the "total lack of any information on ths car......in English!".
I am now really dispairing as to what to do, as to what the final cost will be, and as to how much of this work was/is absolutely necessary, and can the ECU be made to fail by recieving fault codes? which was surely the job which the unit was intended to do in the first place :explode:
Any help/suggestions/advice would really be appreciated, as it looks as if the original distributor failure (which I'm staggered could be responsible for all of this) is going to lead to writing off the car, and still being faced with a potentially huge bill!
Since the distributor failure in May (see post http://www.u-ukhbc.co.uk/vbb/showthread.php?s=&threadid=304), the Beat has not been seen, and is still at the Dealer - unrepaired!!!
I was told that the siezure of the distributor stripped the gear on the end of the Camshaft, and as this gear was not available as a separate part (WHY NOT !!!), then I needed to replace the entire camshaft!, this required the top end of the engine to be opened........ more time, then, after replacing the cam, that no compression was being made.
This came, after the distributor cap had been replaced twice in relatively quick succession, with no suggestion offered as to what was causing the failure.
Also, only a few thousand miles earlier, the cam belt had been changed along with a full (£800) service.
The cambelt was now replaced again.
The lower end of the engine was now stripped, to check for bent valves - NO BENT VALVES WERE FOUND - however, the piston rings all needed replacing!!!??!!!
The engine was rebuilt, only the engine warning light would not go out (at this point, we were still in may!), so Honda UK had to
source a piece of test equipment in order to test the ECU.
This was duly found, only the indications could still not be interpreted, and the light would come on shortly after starting the engine.
The latest suggestion is that the ECU should be replaced (although that is not necessarily the problem!), and that the cost could be in the region of £1500 for the part plus fitting!!!!, or perhaps I could source one somewhere cheaper on the internet!
although, of course, this would void the warranty on the other work, and then we could proceed from there.
Whilst I appreciate the dealer's best efforts, it would seem that their hands are tied, by Honda UK and the "total lack of any information on ths car......in English!".
I am now really dispairing as to what to do, as to what the final cost will be, and as to how much of this work was/is absolutely necessary, and can the ECU be made to fail by recieving fault codes? which was surely the job which the unit was intended to do in the first place :explode:
Any help/suggestions/advice would really be appreciated, as it looks as if the original distributor failure (which I'm staggered could be responsible for all of this) is going to lead to writing off the car, and still being faced with a potentially huge bill!