2001 Volkswagen Passat Timing Belt, Bent Valves, Locked Crankshaft

Tiny
PANTH80
  • MEMBER
  • 2001 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT
  • 6 CYL
  • FWD
  • MANUAL
  • 107,000 MILES
I have a 2001 VW Passat 2.8 V6. My friend said that he could repair timing belts and so I let him fix mine. But when we tried to start it up it made a pinging sound and then cut off. He read through the manual and found out that the timing belt wasn't set right. I suspect we might have some broken valves, however we can't get the crankshaft to move at all. Is it possible that the valves got caught up in the piston and thats the reason for the crankshaft not turning?
Saturday, April 5th, 2008 AT 7:12 PM

5 Replies

Tiny
MASTERTECHTIM
  • MECHANIC
  • 4,750 POSTS
Absolutely. Was the belt broken or were you replacing it for maintainance reasons?
Was this
answer
helpful?
Yes
No
+1
Saturday, April 5th, 2008 AT 8:14 PM
Tiny
PANTH80
  • MEMBER
  • 1 POST
We were replacing the water pump, but since we had to remove the timing belt I thought it to be a good idea to replace that as well. Is this something that would be better to replace the valves or am I looking at buying a whole new engine?
Was this
answer
helpful?
Yes
No
Saturday, April 5th, 2008 AT 9:10 PM
Tiny
MASTERTECHTIM
  • MECHANIC
  • 4,750 POSTS
Most of the time you can just replace the valves and you are ok. There is a slight chance of a broken piston, you will have to remove the head to check.
Was this
answer
helpful?
Yes
No
Sunday, April 6th, 2008 AT 5:50 PM
Tiny
2003_PASSAT_GLX
  • MEMBER
  • 2 POSTS
Had broken in collision timing belt and right side belt tooth wheel. Since car wasn't running I tested valves by rotating manualy just that side firs and finding no crank sounds did same on other side. Everything sounds OK. Now, I have to replace that tooth wheel and timing belt, but can't find picturial guide. Any links? TIA
Was this
answer
helpful?
Yes
No
Monday, April 21st, 2008 AT 4:20 PM
Tiny
UNDER_THE_RADAR
  • MEMBER
  • 3 POSTS
My (now former) daily-driver, '96 Audi A4 quattro, 2.8, 12-valve, 140k mi, just slipped some teeth on the timing belt resulting in cylinder/valve contact - looking at $4,500 for all the things that are wrong, including a fuel sender sensor for about $500 of that (quote from a "high-end" euro shop) - I thought the car was worth that BEFORE all of this mess - can't see spending that kind of cash

most non-audi places tell me they don't have the specialized tools for an Audi, and turn me away.

I'm actually preparing to embark on head gasket replacement and several other things on my '94 Lincoln Mk8 - HERE'S THE QUESTION - am I insane for thinking I should keep the Audi and take a stab at it myself?

Maybe I'll get my hands on a shop manual and see what they say about the tools required.

Thanks, take care
Was this
answer
helpful?
Yes
No
Thursday, June 19th, 2008 AT 4:56 PM

Please login or register to post a reply.

Related Timing Belt Content

Timing Belt
GUIDE
Timing Belt
Automotive combustion engines require either a timing chain or belt to keep the camshaft to crankshaft correlation correct as part of the design of the engine. A timing belt...
VIEW MORE