_Snowy_
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Afternoon all,
Long story short, fan belt shredded itself on the motorway yesterday. The smell of burnt electrics and the battery light is unfortunately not uncommon so I didn't react as quickly as I would have liked in hindsight. Pulled into a services 5-10 mins later and there is coolant everywhere other than the expansion tank, engine bay is soaked and/or steaming & puddles on the wings where its come out under the bonnet etc. I didn't notice what the temp gauge was doing & we were recovered home on the yellow ambulance.
On a brief inspection this morning I cant see where the coolant has come from, no hoses obviously split or popped off, tank is intact. The tensioner is v stiff/seized and there are bits of belt stuck in the bearings of the alternator pulley. AC was running full pelt at the time and heater blower was off, AC pump looks fine however.
Also weirdly the brake fluid reservoir lid was loose?
The universe has decided this is Karma, the poor girl has sat unloved since the autumn, I checked the oils & levels in the morning and nothing was amiss, I scraped her through an MOT the same day and we headed off for a weekend only to get 2 hours down the road. So its time for a good old overhaul of the front end as long as anything hasn't cooked itself.
So how bad can it be, likelihood of head gasket damage, warping etc? How can I safely check for any damage? And what else to check & replace whilst I'm at it?
Cheers,
Long story short, fan belt shredded itself on the motorway yesterday. The smell of burnt electrics and the battery light is unfortunately not uncommon so I didn't react as quickly as I would have liked in hindsight. Pulled into a services 5-10 mins later and there is coolant everywhere other than the expansion tank, engine bay is soaked and/or steaming & puddles on the wings where its come out under the bonnet etc. I didn't notice what the temp gauge was doing & we were recovered home on the yellow ambulance.
On a brief inspection this morning I cant see where the coolant has come from, no hoses obviously split or popped off, tank is intact. The tensioner is v stiff/seized and there are bits of belt stuck in the bearings of the alternator pulley. AC was running full pelt at the time and heater blower was off, AC pump looks fine however.
Also weirdly the brake fluid reservoir lid was loose?
The universe has decided this is Karma, the poor girl has sat unloved since the autumn, I checked the oils & levels in the morning and nothing was amiss, I scraped her through an MOT the same day and we headed off for a weekend only to get 2 hours down the road. So its time for a good old overhaul of the front end as long as anything hasn't cooked itself.
So how bad can it be, likelihood of head gasket damage, warping etc? How can I safely check for any damage? And what else to check & replace whilst I'm at it?
Cheers,