i faced some strange thing with my xcent on friday whle returining back from office. while i was coming out of my office campus in goregaon east (nirlon knowledge park) suddenly i head huge sound of some heavy metal things hitting the car from down. i slowed my car and heard 2 people shouting from back to stop car as something had fallen from my car, i immediately stopped and went out to see those 2 holding my rotating belt and camshaft pulley in their hand. luckily while going out to see, i had not switched the car of, so i put it in gear and parked on the side.
on opening the bonnet, i saw the belt and the main pulley missing and the engine oil leaking.
somehow i managed to get a tow, only after waiting for 2 hrs and got the car parked at a local garage. the mechanic did the initial check and told that a metal/steel bar connecting camshaft and the pulley broke into 2 and half is stuck inside.
i have never heard anything ever like this ever happen to anyone where parts of engine break and fall down when the car is moving. the belt is not damaged at all but the pulley has got sharp cuts on the edges due to the fall. i had done my paid services on 9 june.
car is still in garage and the mechanic and me are still shocked that how can a strong engine part just break into 2 and result in this.