Has anyone experienced a broken inlet camshaft on a non VVC MGF? Camshaft is physically broken adjacent one of the journals, with subsequent damage to valves, pistons and who knows what. The motor had recently had crankshaft oil seal replaced, and has had a new head, timing belt, tensioner, etc fitted in recent months.
I am interested if this is a known issue, a one off, or a workshop error.
Not questioning the comments about the sprocket being over-torqued (I have no experience of this problem) but why would that cause the cam to crack and fail (assuming the fail point was not in the area of the bolt)?
Over tightening the cam rail I could understand, or using the wrong sealent on the cam rail (blocking oil passages), but I just can not picture mode of failure for cam sprocket torque!
I've just been chatting with Russell Walsh of MGRoversolutions and he's never come across this type of failure. And He must have had thousands of these engines apart!
Possible manufacturing fault or cam has been damaged/ dropped prior to fitting.
He says that even a worst case engine blow up leaves the cams intact.
If you post pictures onto the forum of the cam. Damage, Russell will have a look at them.