Driving car lost power and died ,whirring noise from engine and now wont start
Sounds like your timing belt has snapped, allowing the engine to tutrn over but the belt is not turning the vales, hence no start
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1999 Renault Megane 1.4 16 valve. Exact same problems as above. Was it your timing belt and, if so, was there any damage done to the valves?
Hit the same problem yesterday with my 99 Laguna. Having talked to 4 mechanics, 2 solutions
1. Get the mechanic open up the Cylinder and the engine, try checkin the cam belt, timing belts and valves and see what needs replacement. Now the estimation i got for this check is £200 + VAT. If you are lucky you might get it cheaper. Once some or all of those parts need replacement, this hikes the fees to anything upto £1000
2. Get an used engine. Prices vary from £250 to £500 plus engine refit labour of around £100.
I am thinking of the second option. I did manage to get a few quotes from some sites. Planning to do the Engine Code match tomorrow before buying this.
Driving when engine just died and cut out then wouldn't start or turn over
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