this was driven to garage by owner and left and p arked on outside( on a slope this may seem relavant later) about 5 hours later someone went to bring in for suspension work,when key turned failed to turn over, on second attempt it turned slightly with mechanical noise.
after some research seems these are prone to timing chains jumping so on removal of spark plugs to aid engine turn observed one destroyed. so suspected valve damage on removal of cyl head this was confirmed.and is cathostrophic all 6 ex valve heads have broken off stems in exactly same place, also hole in no2 piston crown and marks on top of no1 piston.
we dont think this sort of damage possible from cranking.not been serviced for 2years and oil level low as anybody experinced any thing similar.
as a footnote I run a skoda fabia with 1.2 6v BMD eng are these prone to similar problem its a bit worrying.


geoff taylor