1999 Volkswagen Polo No Start After Belt

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PIKICA2006
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Hi. I would like the advice weather to repair or scrap my VW polo. its 1.4 16V (year 1999)engine with 68 000miles on clock.
I took it to garage to get timing belt changed and when i collected it, engine started making noise but it stopped before i got back to garage.
after a week the oil light came on. after a week it started making a lot of noise so changed oil but white and black smoke came out of exhoust when oil was changed. the car drove for another mile and then stopped. now it does not start.
thank you very much for advice
Ivana
Jan 12, 2007 at 11:42 AM
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[quote:0d9783e6b5="pikica2006"]Hi. I would like the advice weather to repair or scrap my VW polo. its 1.4 16V (year 1999)engine with 68 000miles on clock.
I took it to garage to get timing belt changed and when i collected it, engine started making noise but it stopped before i got back to garage.
after a week the oil light came on. after a week it started making a lot of noise so changed oil but white and black smoke came out of exhoust when oil was changed. the car drove for another mile and then stopped. now it does not start.
thank you very much for advice
Ivana[/quote:0d9783e6b5]

Hey ivana
It sounds like you may have a blown head gasket. But I would recommend you get it properly diagnosed first and get an estimate on the repairs.

Chris
Jan 14, 2007 at 9:03 PM

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Have the engine properly diagnosed for a possible blown head gasket and get a repair estimate before deciding whether to repair or scrap the car.

Conversation Summary

The owner of a 1999 Volkswagen Polo 1.4 asked whether to repair or scrap it after a timing belt change. The engine made noise, the oil light came on, white and black smoke appeared after an oil change, and the car then stopped and would not start. The expert said it may be a blown head gasket and recommended a proper diagnosis and repair estimate first.

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