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[terry paget]

Bother! They have sent the wrong kit, belt is much too long. Advert did say Astra G H 1.6 petrol; they asked for vehicle registration number, which I gave them, and appears on their record of my order. And they send the wrong kit.

[dave the builder]

kits i linked are for astra h 1.6 16v with z16xep 103 bhp engine
and if they had your reg ,they are to blame
did you order this ?


https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/FOR-VAUXHALL-ASTRA-H-MK5-1-6-ENGINE-TIMING-BELT-KIT-WATER-PUMP-2004-2007-Z16XEP/173354919365?epid=249393409&hash=item285cc225c5:g:mB0AAOSwwTlbGTGa

[Nick W]

Bother! They have sent the wrong kit, belt is much too long. Advert did say Astra G H 1.6 petrol; they asked for vehicle registration number, which I gave them, and appears on their record of my order. And they send the wrong kit.

I've mentioned this before: buy common consumables from a local supplier that hand you them over the counter!!


And it's always worth checking the replacement part as soon as you can, whether that's holding it over the old one, or crosschecking the part numbers printed on each using the internet.

[STEMO]

kits i linked are for astra h 1.6 16v with z16xep 103 bhp engine
and if they had your reg ,they are to blame
did you order this ?


https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/FOR-VAUXHALL-ASTRA-H-MK5-1-6-ENGINE-TIMING-BELT-KIT-WATER-PUMP-2004-2007-Z16XEP/173354919365?epid=249393409&hash=item285cc225c5:g:mB0AAOSwwTlbGTGa

Can't quite make that out. Could you enlarge it a bit.

[dave the builder]

your old Uncle Stemo , your eyesight is shot , it's quite big in the pic already 

the gubbins in the picture is correct for a 1.6 astra , as is my link

[terry paget]

Here's the kit I bought:

Here are the belts, the old is the inner:

Here are the idler pulleys:

Here are the tensioner pulleys:

They are all different dimensions. The old tensioner pulley diameter is 65.92mm, new is 59.11mm Old idler pulley
 61.00mm. new is 63.00mm. I tried fitting the new idler pulley, and it would not go on, it's too big. The old tensioner is an oddball, like no other tensioner I have ever seen, labelled Litens, MADE IN CANADA, and numbered 50342 and979809. Litens looks like the maker's name, the L has a  longbase with 'itens' on it.

I am perplexed. What is going on? Has the cam belt kit been changed for a cheap aftermarket kit, or did GM fit this strange kit originally? If so why are there blue ink marks on the cam pulleys and the upper cover?

[henryd]

Its the wrong kit Terry,pure and simple.As Nick says buy from local supplier then much easier if stuff like this happens

[terry paget]

This is the kit I bought. I see other kits say 01-05. Mine is an 06 car.
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/GENUINE-DAYCO-TIMING-BELT-KIT-KTB361-VAUXHALL-ASTRA-G-H-MK4-MK5-1-4-1-6-1-8-16V/183758333090?epid=248979666&hash=item2ac8d9a4a2:g:rpgAAOSwevtco1KF

[henryd]

Whats the writing on the old belt ?

[dave the builder]

the kit in MY link is    KTB562
the kit in your picture is ktb361
wrong part sent to you if you used my link
the kit you have is for astra G
1.6 16V, Year of Construction 02.1998 - 05.2005, 1598 ccm, 101 PS
and other cars

so the water pump will be wrong too i'd have thought

contact seller

This is the kit I bought. I see other kits say 01-05. Mine is an 06 car.
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/GENUINE-DAYCO-TIMING-BELT-KIT-KTB361-VAUXHALL-ASTRA-G-H-MK4-MK5-1-4-1-6-1-8-16V/183758333090?epid=248979666&hash=item2ac8d9a4a2:g:rpgAAOSwevtco1KF

not my link Terry 

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/FOR-VAUXHALL-ASTRA-H-MK5-1-6-ENGINE-TIMING-BELT-KIT-WATER-PUMP-2004-2007-Z16XEP/173354919365?epid=249393409&hash=item285cc225c5:g:mB0AAOSwwTlbGTGa

[dave the builder]

in fact, not even the same seller as my link
you decided to by elsewhere 

[terry paget]

Right. I have bought the wrong kit. Silly me. What is my best course now? Return it for a refund and buy elsewhere? Seems quickest. Or try to get my supplier to replace his rotten ktr with the right one. He did ask for car reg. no. and I gave it to him, it appears on his order acknowledgement.

[terry paget]

Whats the writing on the old belt ?

5603XS-146x24mm

[dave the builder]

Right. I have bought the wrong kit. Silly me. What is my best course now? Return it for a refund and buy elsewhere? Seems quickest. Or try to get my supplier to replace his rotten ktr with the right one. He did ask for car reg. no. and I gave it to him, it appears on his order acknowledgement.

the seller you brought off does not have the correct kit listed on ebay Terry
return for refund if possible
buy local or use MY links
gates kit kp15603xs is correct for z16xep https://www.gatesautocat.com/article/KP15603XS

has a"male" torx crankshaft you wanted

if you are cheaping out and not doing the waterpump i will find another link for you

[terry paget]

Right. I have bought the wrong kit. Silly me. What is my best course now? Return it for a refund and buy elsewhere? Seems quickest. Or try to get my supplier to replace his rotten ktr with the right one. He did ask for car reg. no. and I gave it to him, it appears on his order acknowledgement.

the seller you brought off does not have the correct kit listed on ebay Terry
return for refund if possible
buy local or use MY links
gates kit kp15603xs is correct for z16xep https://www.gatesautocat.com/article/KP15603XS

has a"male" torx crankshaft you wanted

if you are cheaping out and not doing the waterpump i will find another link for you

Yes please.