Coincidence or not

[RisingSun]

I picked up my car from the mechanic after having the engine mounts, injector harness, exhaust manifold gasket changed and manifold machined and front disk pads done.

I get about 15 - 20 km's down the road when my car chews up and spits out the accessories belt. It is a 2000 discovery II TD5 and the belt would only be 20 - 30 thousand km's old.

Is this merely a coincidence or is there a chance some damage has been caused to the belt with the above mentioned work?

I don't believe there is any intent on the mechanics part as I am due to spend another large sum of money with him again next week.

I only travelled about 400 meters max before finding a place to pull over, no racing of engine etc, could there be any other damage that this could cause my engine?

Thanks

[Barefoot Dave]

G'Day Mate.
There is a good chance that they removed the while shifting an accessory to gain access. Talk to them about it. They should be reasonable.
Shouldn't be any damage if it is only the accessory belt.



What part of the Tablelands are you in. I'm a Topaz boy.
Cheers, Dave.

[RisingSun]

Turned out that Belt tensioner lost it's tensioning ability.

I work in Cairns, but live in Yungaburra.
Beautiful part of the world.

[Barefoot Dave]

Good choice, the money of town and lifestyle of the country.
So you're a Gillies runner, my favorite bit of road in the country.
Wilces still have the RACQ contract for the range?
I remember the old One armed bandit could tow a car up and roll a smoke at the same time, on the OLD range, pre-'88 straigtening work.
Awesome.
Cheers, Dave