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Chat Area => General Car Chat => Topic started by: Webby the Bear on 02 August 2013, 21:20:30
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Hi guys,
Sorry to be a pain as I know this is a question I should know the answer to but a little while ago someone posted up a website where you can put your reg number in and pick a kit.
Mine's due end of August and having a get together with the N.O.O.F branch at symes's and need to get my kit.
could someone post a link? :)
cheers
ps, im not going to replace water pump.... so am I right in thinking that I need belt, tensioner, backing plate and two idlers and that's it? :)
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Most well known kits are identical to genuine GM and much cheaper.
Look for SKF, Gates or Contitech kits and try all the usual suspects for the best price. :y
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Ring round the factors.
NOOF?
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Most well known kits are identical to genuine GM and much cheaper.
Look for SKF, Gates or Contitech kits and try all the usual suspects for the best price. :y
Buypartsby (http://www.buypartsby.co.uk/)
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that's the one! thanks dbug.
thanks kev and chris. I checked my local factor and they want £138. thought they were cheaper than that :-\
noof = Northamptonshire OOF ;)
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that's the one! thanks dbug.
thanks kev and chris. I checked my local factor and they want £138. thought they were cheaper than that :-\
noof = Northamptonshire OOF ;)
Am I a member? If so what freebies are available? ;D ;D ;D
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that's the one! thanks dbug.
thanks kev and chris. I checked my local factor and they want £138. thought they were cheaper than that :-\
noof = Northamptonshire OOF ;)
Am I a member? If so what freebies are available? ;D ;D ;D
Living in Northamptonshire and being a member of OOF makes you an automatic member of NOOF. I'll see if we've got any car stickers left ;D ;D ;D
ok, quick question....
this is one I've found.....
http://www.buypartsby.co.uk/details/VAUXHALL/OMEGA/2.5/2000/__/54/CT990K1/timing-belt-kit/
completely confused by the description.... 1.) why does it list timing bekt x 1 3 times :-\ amd 2.) it only mentions 1 idler (guide pulley). thought there should be 2 :-\
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that's the one! thanks dbug.
thanks kev and chris. I checked my local factor and they want £138. thought they were cheaper than that :-\
noof = Northamptonshire OOF ;)
Am I a member? If so what freebies are available? ;D ;D ;D
Of course ;) Just need a test ride in the TR4 :P ;D ;)
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that's the one! thanks dbug.
thanks kev and chris. I checked my local factor and they want £138. thought they were cheaper than that :-\
noof = Northamptonshire OOF ;)
Am I a member? If so what freebies are available? ;D ;D ;D
Of course ;) Just need a test ride in the TR4 :P ;D ;)
Did I mention the monthly subscription payment due of £1,000?
cheque made payable to steve webb (NOOF Secretary)
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All proceeds go in the vrx8 fund :P
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put a wanted ad up somebody might have one that they havn't used, allways worth it "dont ask dont get" :y
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Istr Zirk was selling one a while back,not sure if he sold it ? :-\
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http://www.omegaowners.com/forum/index.php?topic=114927.0
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Quite a few on ebay for about £90 ......
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cheers guys. if it comes with only 1 idler is that ok to reuse an idler? or should it defo come with two idlers?
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cheers guys. if it comes with only 1 idler is that ok to reuse an idler? or should it defo come with two idlers?
2 idlers plus the tensioner. :y
It is the bearings in the idlers that fail first, so these must be replaced.
Stick to one of the brands I mentioned and the kit will be complete.
This is what you should have :
2 idlers
tensioner
backplate
belt
spacer for the lower idler
mounting bolts
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Hi guys,
Sorry to be a pain as I know this is a question I should know the answer to but a little while ago someone posted up a website where you can put your reg number in and pick a kit.
Mine's due end of August and having a get together with the N.O.O.F branch at symes's and need to get my kit.
could someone post a link? :)
cheers
ps, im not going to replace water pump.... so am I right in thinking that I need belt, tensioner, backing plate and two idlers and that's it? :)
:o :o
Why you not replacing the water pump steve :-\
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Hi guys,
Sorry to be a pain as I know this is a question I should know the answer to but a little while ago someone posted up a website where you can put your reg number in and pick a kit.
Mine's due end of August and having a get together with the N.O.O.F branch at symes's and need to get my kit.
could someone post a link? :)
cheers
ps, im not going to replace water pump.... so am I right in thinking that I need belt, tensioner, backing plate and two idlers and that's it? :)
:o :o
Why you not replacing the water pump steve :-\
No point on a V6 if its sound,if it aint broke don't fix it :y
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Hi guys,
Sorry to be a pain as I know this is a question I should know the answer to but a little while ago someone posted up a website where you can put your reg number in and pick a kit.
Mine's due end of August and having a get together with the N.O.O.F branch at symes's and need to get my kit.
could someone post a link? :)
cheers
ps, im not going to replace water pump.... so am I right in thinking that I need belt, tensioner, backing plate and two idlers and that's it? :)
:o :o
Why you not replacing the water pump steve :-\
No point on a V6 if its sound,if it aint broke don't fix it :y
Just 4 pots then Henry :-\
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Hi guys,
Sorry to be a pain as I know this is a question I should know the answer to but a little while ago someone posted up a website where you can put your reg number in and pick a kit.
Mine's due end of August and having a get together with the N.O.O.F branch at symes's and need to get my kit.
could someone post a link? :)
cheers
ps, im not going to replace water pump.... so am I right in thinking that I need belt, tensioner, backing plate and two idlers and that's it? :)
:o :o
Why you not replacing the water pump steve :-\
No point on a V6 if its sound,if it aint broke don't fix it :y
Just 4 pots then Henry :-\
Aye,always on a four pot :y
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thanks guys. ill prob give buypartsby a call to clarify as don't want to order and then have one missing idler ::)
steve, I think the consensus was that back in the day when pumps were in the £20 bracket it made sense. I think theyre stupid price now though. and as its not cam belt driven im not too worried :)
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£121 including w/pump......on eurocarparts
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That's not particularily cheap tbh. ;)
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£121 including w/pump......on eurocarparts
That`s just the kit not including the waterpump
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Got the 4 pot water pump for £26 :y
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Got the 4 pot water pump for £26 :y
Make?
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Got the 4 pot water pump for £26 :y
Make?
First Line i think :-\
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IMHO, it's not worth replacing the water pump on a V6. They have been of poor quality recently, so the one that's in it will probably be better.
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Got the 4 pot water pump for £26 :y
Make?
First Line i think :-\
Oh dear. :(
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£121 including w/pump......on eurocarparts
That`s just the kit not including the waterpump
Soz,Ooops.....bought some stuff from Euro....forgot I got mine for 2.2CD (Gates with W/pump) from Parkinsons £110 inc.
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Got the 4 pot water pump for £26 :y
Make?
First Line i think :-\
Oh dear. :(
::)
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The Contitech kits from Buypartsby are fine. I have them on both my Omegas. (Note to self, Bullet is way overdue :-[).
Webby, I know in the past you have used my camlock kit. I just wanted to say, in case it wasn't obvious, this isn't available at the moment, due to the incident with the garage. Being ali, not a hope in hell of it having survived the heat.
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The Contitech kits from Buypartsby are fine. I have them on both my Omegas. (Note to self, Bullet is way overdue :-[).
Webby, I know in the past you have used my camlock kit. I just wanted to say, in case it wasn't obvious, this isn't available at the moment, due to the incident with the garage. Being ali, not a hope in hell of it having survived the heat.
no problem matey---he coming over to my mad house---do it here-using my cam kit--cheapo sykes pickavant :D ;D
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I'm sure we wasn't doing cambelt,I'm pretty sure it was a v6 to v8 swap ;D
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got a spare one here ;) its a baby though=3500 :y
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Webby drives like a granny,it would be wasted on him,safer to do cambelt lol
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Hi guys,
I get paid tomorrow so going to order my belt from buy parts by.
This is the one I want at what seems to be a good price. but it doesn't say whether its a gates or contitech. however the part number starts with CT... does that indicate its a contitech?
(http://i1226.photobucket.com/albums/ee402/webbybear1/cambeltbuy_zps5f71a133.png) (http://s1226.photobucket.com/user/webbybear1/media/cambeltbuy_zps5f71a133.png.html)
also going to get a new aux belt. mine has air con..... are there different sizes for with / without AC?
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There's a conti tech water mark on the belt map.
Ac is an extra pulley on the aux run, so non ac will be considerably shorter.
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There's a conti tech water mark on the belt map.
Ac is an extra pulley on the aux run, so non ac will be considerably shorter.
:-[ :-[ :-[ I am so dumb at times :-[ :-[ :-[
thanks mate. will make sure I get correct one :y
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Thats the one I'm about to order Webby, seeing as mine is a tad overdue ::)
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Thats the one I'm about to order Webby, seeing as mine is a tad overdue ::)
if it's good enough for you then it's good enough for me :y
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Cambelt kit ordered - £80.something
Aux belt (for cars with A/C) ordered - £19.something
30mm offset ring spanner ordered - £6.15
symes has lock kit.
theres nowt else I need is there? :)
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Nope. If you do find other issues during stripdown, these can easily be replaced after the event :)
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Not doing the water pump while the front end is all stripped?
Some grease to re-grease the aux belt tensioner pulley bearings.
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Nope. If you do find other issues during stripdown, these can easily be replaced after the event :)
cheers :y
Not doing the water pump while the front end is all stripped?
no mate. too expensive and mines not broken. if it breaks down shortly after the strip downs easy so not a prob.
thanks for the reminder re the grease! :y