On saturday I took the car out for the first time since it had been serviced earlier in the month. (it's not relevant to my problem).
Having a fun drive home, not hard, just fun...... I hear a thump from the engine bay behind. It sounded like a spanner being dropped.
The steering went heavy, alternator light on etc.... Damn, I'm thinking the drive belt has just snapped.
Temp started going up so I stopped. The RAC were there in 10 minutes! He agreed with my diagnosis and called the recovery truck. 25 minutes later I was on my way home on a flatbed.
I went home with the car as OPC Edinburgh was shut and I wanted to speak to someone before I just dumped my car outside.
Sunday morning, spanners out and I discover the belt all over the place....
But the belt hadn't snapped..... This had...
The shaft on the water pump pulley had cleanly snapped. The break was white, no evidence of any corrosion, just a catastrophic failure.
So..... My dilemma.
I have a warranty direct policy. Do I pay the OPC £750 out of my pocket and claim it back, hoping the warranty company honour it without trying to get out of paying it OR buy one for £150 and just fit it myself??
There is a £50 excess on the policy and I have to pay 20% towards parts.
I'm not sure what to do, but doing it myself looks like the most straightforward option. The warranty was mainly bought incase the
engine or gearbox went.
Any thoughts... Or tips?
Cheers
Having a fun drive home, not hard, just fun...... I hear a thump from the engine bay behind. It sounded like a spanner being dropped.
The steering went heavy, alternator light on etc.... Damn, I'm thinking the drive belt has just snapped.
Temp started going up so I stopped. The RAC were there in 10 minutes! He agreed with my diagnosis and called the recovery truck. 25 minutes later I was on my way home on a flatbed.
I went home with the car as OPC Edinburgh was shut and I wanted to speak to someone before I just dumped my car outside.
Sunday morning, spanners out and I discover the belt all over the place....
![d615b77dd24e38ad6b906bc4d036b09c.jpg](http://i1268.photobucket.com/albums/jj579/muddyfootsteps/d615b77dd24e38ad6b906bc4d036b09c.jpg)
But the belt hadn't snapped..... This had...
![0b8fe67151bcb32c753a05aa8547794b.jpg](http://i1268.photobucket.com/albums/jj579/muddyfootsteps/0b8fe67151bcb32c753a05aa8547794b.jpg)
The shaft on the water pump pulley had cleanly snapped. The break was white, no evidence of any corrosion, just a catastrophic failure.
![deee1700b71f0f2cba6a2886e37705c1.jpg](http://i1268.photobucket.com/albums/jj579/muddyfootsteps/deee1700b71f0f2cba6a2886e37705c1.jpg)
So..... My dilemma.
I have a warranty direct policy. Do I pay the OPC £750 out of my pocket and claim it back, hoping the warranty company honour it without trying to get out of paying it OR buy one for £150 and just fit it myself??
There is a £50 excess on the policy and I have to pay 20% towards parts.
I'm not sure what to do, but doing it myself looks like the most straightforward option. The warranty was mainly bought incase the
engine or gearbox went.
Any thoughts... Or tips?
Cheers