please help my a2 died ???

[sdj121]

hi driveing on motoway about 80mph and the car car died/cut out and smelt of burning, pulled over and seen smoke comeing from under the bonnet so i remove seems to be comeing from the back hard to tell. Now will not start its makeing a whineing noise when turned over any ideas

 

[Cliveski]

oil and coolant still there?

 

[dan_b]

Diesel or petrol?

 

[sdj121]

hi its a 1.4 tdi oil is fine but no water thanks for reply

 

[riverlad]

The first thing I would look for would be any split hoses.

David

 

[Sarge]

Has the cam belt been checked? for your sake, I really hope it's not the cam belt but I would check it as it sounds like it could be Pal.

Have you scanned it for faults?


Cheers
Sarge

 

[nee777.a2]

Hi no water you say..and you have been driving at load,sounds like the head has overheated and cracked,possible pipes or water pump failure,i do hope its none of the above....

 

[sdj121]

i thort i was cambelt at first so i looked as soon as i toed it home and it looks fine ie. not snaped going to mechianc 2day will keep you posted thanks for replys

 

[riverlad]

Good luck, let's hope it's nothing to costly.

Cheers

David

 

[sdj121]

update

left with mecanic today he looked and said belt was ok but no commpresson so just have to wait and see

 

[sdj121]

update

bad news no compression and blowing air up the water bottle not sure what this means i think he said maybe a leaking head or cracked not sure can any on explain thanks

 

[riverlad]

Sorry for your news. Can't help what it means. I don't know enough about engines.

Hopefully with the skilled guys on here, you will get on the road again soon.

Best wishes

David

 

[Skipton01]

Sounds probably that the head has warped from overheating and so the gasket is no longer sealing the cylinders. This will mean that pressure from the pistons is free to vent out into the water chambers which surround the cylinders, hence the blowing into the coolant reservoir.

Worst case scenario is that the pistons are scored, which will mean an engine write-off, as the cylinders will be scored too and it's unlikely a re-bore will work. Best case scenario, you'll need a head-skim and new gasket, which although expensive, will not be the end of the car.

Cheers,

Mike

PS Other thread deleted, as there's complete duplication