I bet the cam was the problem the hole time. I don't care how hard you run a car you can't break a cam. I have seen cams go bad because of wear for different reasons but not break!
This should be a free fix warranty or not!
Only time I personally heard of a cam snapping in two for no good reason was a friend
with a Renault LeCar - about 35 years ago. Renault denied it was a manufacturing
fault even though the car was completely stock and had only easy daily driver use and
the head had never been worked on.
On the other hand, not a car known for good quality control and reliability.
If things don't have lubrication, they get hot and the ends of the cam can break off due to the end being hollow for the bolt as well as the weight and tension on the end due the timing chain.
Yep, stock cam, work done at the dealer. I could see it in my MINI ore maybe even the wifes Clubman. I run those pretty hard. But the daughters Cabrio really doesn't get run hard at all. Getting kinda over this little car to be honest. I'm sure the warranty company is tired of it as well.
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