2003 Vauxhall Vectra Crankshaft Pulley

2003 VAUXHALL VECTRA
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SIMONALLISON
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2003 Vauxhall Vectra Two Wheel Drive Manual 84000 miles
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Please can you tell me if it is a common thing for the crankshaft pulley to shear off the engine of a 2.2 DTI Vectra? Why would it do that? Are Vauxhall at fault?
May 30, 2008 at 4:38 AM
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MHPAUTOS
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Hi there,

I have no technical data on this engine, but it is very rare to have this happen, if it is a type that is secured by a central bolt, i can only imagine that the bolt was not tight allowing the pulley to flog about and do the damage, this is not uncommon.

mark (mhpautos)
May 30, 2008 at 4:42 AM
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