Scottish Elises

A mate has had the timing belt replaced recently on his shed of a 306 diesel (non-turbo).

Since then it's been a pig to start and has been mis-firing. Sounds like the timing is out (unless anyone has any better ideas?) but the garage that changed the belt have had it back in twice and are reluctant to start interfering with the belt since it was such a pig of a job to do!

Needless to say my mate is now looking for somewhere competent to take the car to try and get it fixed.

He lives in Haddington and works in Crewe Toll, Edinburgh so any garages near either would be ideal. Anyone recommend anywhere?

I've done many timing belts on these 1.9's, it's not that bad a job and you need to be pretty inept to get the timing out.
If I were your mate if be insisting that they fix what they started. Taking it elsewhere could cause more trouble if something goes wrong.


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Indeed- it's been back twice already and they are no further forward. There's talk of an auto-electrician looking at it (at the garages expense).

It's obvioulsy something they've done since it started right after they changed the belt and I would think it would be easier for them just to take the belt off and re-set the timing but they don't seem to be keen to do that.

My mate muttered something about reading that you needed diagnostic software to set the timing up correctly on them- is that right?

No matter what is needed I would be taking it back to them. Presumably they agreed to do it in the first place so he shouldnt give them the option to walk away from their cock up

It's now fixed.... kind of.

He got some garbled story about blocked injectors, taking off the fuel lines and running a strong additive through it.

Now starts and runs ok but there is a rev-dependant whine!

It's going back tomorrow!