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Author Topic: Astra J 1.6 A16XER (115 hp) 2010 Outer Belt (and perhaps Timing Belt, too  (Read 7800 times)

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polilara

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No problem, 100 000 miles is more than 160 000 kilometers and even 70 000 miles is more than 115 000 km. Let's see, I will do it in Eastern. It is bad luck if it brakes before that, if it does it's just max. 16 valves and some stupid work, ha ha...
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 It is bad luck if it brakes before that, if it does it's just max. 16 valves and some stupid work, ha ha...

That's a half full way of looking at it  ;D ;D
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Crank pulley seem removed by taking the big bolt away - not a problem? Left "idler" is propably a tensioner - any rules how to adjust the tension or are there clear marks?
with the flywheel locking tool in,the crank pulley bolt comes out ok(it's very tight ) new bolt required (which is in the gates kit)
yes the left idler is the tensioner  :)  spring loaded/self adjusting  ,holds back with hex key to get the belt on
the original design of tensioner was spring loaded too with a pin to pull ,but that was revised to be bolted in place and wound back with hex key .

the belt is pretty tight to get on even with the tensioner slackened ,but DIY doable ,just take your time ,
DON'T load up the cam phaser sprockets to get the belt to fit ,keep them locked
timing marks are a guide but don't line up perfectly
Gates kit contains instructions ,idler with new bolt ,tensioner with new bolt, belt , crankshaft bolt

it's worth re-packing (with grease) the aux belt tensioner pulley as you would on an omega  :y

Yes, the marks really were not lined up perfectly, job jobbed finally, all ok, (started to think this project a year ago). Thanks a lot for your help.
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Well done  :)
not a hard job with the locking kit if you take your time ,though a year is a bit long  ;D
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Would like to say: "Well begun is half done". I watched all the videos etc. beforehand...
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