aandy Posted April 22, 2018 Share Posted April 22, 2018 I've just read a post on another forum about a cambelt failure on a five year old Ducato which the repairer said was most likely caused by water getting onto the belt and freezing. The author says his research has shown this to be a known problem with Ducatos and he's hoping for redress from Fiat. It seems a bit implausible to me, but has anyone come across anything similar? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keithl Posted April 22, 2018 Share Posted April 22, 2018 Andy, A quick search of the forums via Google gives one previous incident of a frozen cambelt, although it was 5 years ago... http://forums.outandaboutlive.co.uk/forums/Motorhomes/Motorhome-Matters/11-month-old-FIAT-2000-repair-bill/30521/ And another single post poster 'Hymercar' who had suffered a similar failure... http://forums.outandaboutlive.co.uk/forums/Motorhomes/Hints-and-Tips/X-250-Scuttle-water-drainage-/30276/ Perhaps a PM to Nick (Euroserv) might reveal more instances? Keith. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deneb Posted April 22, 2018 Share Posted April 22, 2018 To be accurate, it's not a case of the timing belt freezing, but of water freezing on the belt pulley between the teeth and causing the belt to slip or jump one or more teeth when the engine is turned. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aandy Posted April 22, 2018 Author Share Posted April 22, 2018 Thanks for the replies, but I wish I'd never asked. Reading those other threads has done nothing to quell my paranoia about cam belts. Currently sitting in France waiting for recovery after my accelerator pedal and engine decided not to speak to each other, so I really needed something more to worry about. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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