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[humbucker]

Hey all. I just took delivery of a timing belt kit for my 3.2 MV6. An SKF kit arrived (no worries there), but I thought I'd post a picture for the purposes of a quick sanity check. I was sure that I should have another roller, some bolts and a cast plate in the kit?! This doesn't look at all right to me!

[chrisgixer]

4 pot maybe?


Certainly not 3.2

[martin341]

You have got wrong kit, it's for straight engine not v6. The correct kit looks like this:

[4x4]

Not even for a 4 pot 

[Darth Loo-knee]

As people have already said mate, that kit won't fit your 3.2

[humbucker]

Thanks for confirming my suspicions, fellow OOFers. Quite how that is supposed to be a Y32SE kit is beyond me. I've sent it back (Euro Car Parts) requesting a refund, and I've bought a genuine GM kit instead. I should have done that in the first place (I've always bought genuine / Gates Powergrip kits for my Vauxhalls), but the heavily discounted ECP price tag encouraged me to give 'em the benefit of the doubt. Lesson learned, hehe!

 

[henryd]

Hey all. I just took delivery of a timing belt kit for my 3.2 MV6. An SKF kit arrived (no worries there), but I thought I'd post a picture for the purposes of a quick sanity check. I was sure that I should have another roller, some bolts and a cast plate in the kit?! This doesn't look at all right to me!

Whats the skf number of the kit,belt looks too long for a four pot so could be right kit but with bits missing,skf stuff normally pretty good

[andyc]

I've sent it back (Euro Car Parts)

That's your problem right there!!

[Marks DTM Calib]

Thanks for confirming my suspicions, fellow OOFers. Quite how that is supposed to be a Y32SE kit is beyond me. I've sent it back (Euro Car Parts) requesting a refund, and I've bought a genuine GM kit instead. I should have done that in the first place (I've always bought genuine / Gates Powergrip kits for my Vauxhalls), but the heavily discounted ECP price tag encouraged me to give 'em the benefit of the doubt. Lesson learned, hehe!

 

I would not use Vx either though as they are WAY overpriced even with trade club discount these days.

I still get belt kits from Buypartsby, there Contitech so as per supplied to Vx.

[humbucker]

Thanks for confirming my suspicions, fellow OOFers. Quite how that is supposed to be a Y32SE kit is beyond me. I've sent it back (Euro Car Parts) requesting a refund, and I've bought a genuine GM kit instead. I should have done that in the first place (I've always bought genuine / Gates Powergrip kits for my Vauxhalls), but the heavily discounted ECP price tag encouraged me to give 'em the benefit of the doubt. Lesson learned, hehe!

 

I would not use Vx either though as they are WAY overpriced even with trade club discount these days.

I still get belt kits from Buypartsby, there Contitech so as per supplied to Vx.

Thanks for the advice. Noted for future reference. All sorted now - managed to get £100 knocked off of my genuine parts order. Happy days.

[zirk]

V6, should resemble something like this 

[Diamond Black Geezer]

For reference to those of us soon to be buying a timing kit - how much did Vx do you the kit for in the end, if you don't mind my asking? Ta