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[Cliffo B]

Just priced one at the dealers and £178 quoted
A Contitech one would be much preferred
And price not that critical within reason
So over to you guys
 if anyone knows a good source it will be much appreciated
Spent most of today on the case without much luck

[chrisgixer]

Tc gets it down to about £110/120 but still not cheap.

Most factors can help with a conti, gates or skf kit, so it's a case of phoning round, but it's important to get the right one re the backing plate and non/adjustable bottom roller on the 3.2's

[hotel21]

Give Daz a shout Cliff.  As I recall, he has a contact or two.

Good to see you back as well.

[steve6367]

Buy parts buy get mentioned a lot with this question.

[kevinp58]

Buy parts buy get mentioned a lot with this question.

Got mine from them and genuine conti 

[Sir Tigger KC]

http://www.eurocarparts.com/timing-belt-kit   

With any luck the £100 one will be the right one for your car. 

[Mr.OmegaMan]

http://www.eurocarparts.com/timing-belt-kit   

With any luck the £100 one will be the right one for your car. 

Wonder what the difference is between the £138 Kit and the £100 Kit apart from price 

[Sir Tigger KC]

I think that the back plates are slightly different depending on the age of the car, so in theory you could buy the cheaper one and reuse the existing back plate. 

However that might be a load of old cobblers that I've just made up.    If I'm wrong I'm sure I'll soon be put straight and rightly so! 

[kevinp58]

http://www.eurocarparts.com/timing-belt-kit   

With any luck the £100 one will be the right one for your car. 

Wonder what the difference is between the £138 Kit and the £100 Kit apart from price 

The tensioner is completely different on the later engine  if you use buy parts by they ask for the engine number and supply the correct kit

[TheBoy]

http://www.eurocarparts.com/timing-belt-kit   

With any luck the £100 one will be the right one for your car. 

To bloody expensive . And certainly only buy online for home delivery, as some stuff sits on their store shelves for years.

[Mr.OmegaMan]

http://www.eurocarparts.com/timing-belt-kit   

With any luck the £100 one will be the right one for your car. 

Wonder what the difference is between the £138 Kit and the £100 Kit apart from price 

The tensioner is completely different on the later engine  if you use buy parts by they ask for the engine number and supply the correct kit

Good to know, I'll definitely need to be doing the cam belt myself this year, Where about's is the engine number located by the way? Can't say I've noticed it anywhere before.

[Andy H]

http://www.eurocarparts.com/timing-belt-kit   

With any luck the £100 one will be the right one for your car. 

Wonder what the difference is between the £138 Kit and the £100 Kit apart from price 

The tensioner is completely different on the later engine  if you use buy parts by they ask for the engine number and supply the correct kit

Good to know, I'll definitely need to be doing the cam belt myself this year, Where about's is the engine number located by the way? Can't say I've noticed it anywhere before.

If you take the engine out, degrease the area around the oil filter and then give the block a good rub with emery cloth you should be able to make out the engine number.

Failing that it is printed on the registration document 

[TheBoy]

And a 3.2 will take the latest type, with non adjustable lower idler.

[chrisgixer]

Tc gets it down to about £110/120 but still not cheap.

Most factors can help with a conti, gates or skf kit, so it's a case of phoning round, but it's important to get the right one re the backing plate and non/adjustable bottom roller on the 3.2's

 

[Sir Tigger KC]

http://www.eurocarparts.com/timing-belt-kit   

With any luck the £100 one will be the right one for your car. 

To bloody expensive . And certainly only buy online for home delivery, as some stuff sits on their store shelves for years.

How much is a good price then?    ByPartsBuy are about the same for one but much cheaper for the other. 

http://www.buypartsby.co.uk/buy/VAUXHALL/OMEGA/3.2/2002/__/54/engine/belts-tensioners/timing-belt-kits/

[chrisgixer]

http://www.eurocarparts.com/timing-belt-kit   

With any luck the £100 one will be the right one for your car. 

To bloody expensive . And certainly only buy online for home delivery, as some stuff sits on their store shelves for years.

How much is a good price then?    ByPartsBuy are about the same for one but much cheaper for the other. 

http://www.buypartsby.co.uk/buy/VAUXHALL/OMEGA/3.2/2002/__/54/engine/belts-tensioners/timing-belt-kits/

Ah yeah, but buy parts by HAVEN'T got a sale on.

[Sir Tigger KC]

Of course!    Silly me....   

Oh and ignore my earlier post re cam belt back plates, as I was talking cobblers!    Don't try it at home folks!!   

[dbug]

Believe you can use an adjustable bottom roller on later (2.6 & 3.2 engines), but its more important to use the correct housing (can fit new rollers etc to original housing - ensuring correct spacers used) 
Think Marks DTM Calib can confirm.

[Marks DTM Calib]

You can fit any kit to any engine if you re-use the tensioner back plate and accept you might have to adjust the lower idler (not an issue).

Buypartsby are about the best for price. 

[Diamond Black Geezer]

Not sure how others have fared with car parts 4 less, but if you spend over £100, there's a promo code CP15LESS which lets you £15 off. They may work out more expensive before the promo code, but cheaper than the others afterwards. I did this with my timing kit - I simply added a couple of brake hoses to my order to tip it over the magic £100 and I then saved (ok, only) a fiver compared with other sites. 

[Sir Tigger KC]

I've used CP4L a couple of times via their ebay listings which seem to be cheaper. 

Firstly I bought a battery last year which was delivered the next day.    and secondly I bought a set of headbolts, but they only sent 8 bolts.  When I complained and pointed out that the picture showed 16 bolts, they sent out another 8 bolts. 

I've used ECP as well.      Never had a problem with them. 

[Cliffo B]

Hello All
Thanks for all your welcome comments and advice
Looks like BuyPartsBy will be my best bet
Although will have to wait a week or two
Need to recover from the expense of replaceing with new
The two front wheel bearings
Along with the springs and shocks
Luckily still have the timeing tool
And also the howto DVD from the last time
Now an essential piece of kit as I can't remember in full all the detail
From the last time well over 4 years ago
Once more have to say
Great stuff the spirit of OOF still lives thanks all