Camshaft failure in Santro Hi everyone,
I have a 2007 Santro eRLX which has run 68000 Kms. It used to run pretty peppy until recently when I began experiencing a drop in power and felt the engine misfiring in instances. The drop in power was particularly evident when trying to accelerate from speeds below 20 km/h in 2nd gear. Nothing happens when I press the accelerator. If I floor it, it slowly revs up but with some misfires from the exhaust. Initially I thought its a problem with the exhaust which is an aftermarket custom free flow unit with 4x2x1 headers.
Two days back I gave it to the garage to check the problem. The mechanic checked and made sure the exhaust is ok. Then they found the engine timing is not correct and suggested changing the timing belt.
Yesterday, I got a call from the mechanic and it seems the issues is with the camshaft gear which has "slipped". He said he will try to re-condition it. If it does not work out, I may need to replace the cam shaft.
The thing is, this is the first time I am hearing about camshaft slippage. Any of you have any experience/info about this problem? |