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Chat Area => General Car Chat => Topic started by: sjc on 19 April 2010, 13:29:21
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Spotted this on ebay... at £17 to your door there's no excuse for not getting that timing belt changed! (i'm afraid) ;)
Click to view eBay item (http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=190387722237&ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT)
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Laser kit is not the best quality, and there was a batch of them which didn't fit at all a couple of years back but will do the job, IMHO. For that price you can't really argue. :y
Kevin
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tempting at that price!
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I'd try one out for £17 if I didn't have the SP one in the garage :)
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Just bought one, may never use it, but for £17 its a nice toolkit addition
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be interesting to eyeball calibrate against an SP kit next time im near one too.
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be interesting to eyeball calibrate against an SP kit next time im near one too.
Should be bang on to be honest. The issue with a batch of the Lasers was the crank lock didn't lock ;D
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be interesting to eyeball calibrate against an SP kit next time im near one too.
Should be bang on to be honest. The issue with a batch of the Lasers was the crank lock didn't lock ;D
Agreed, although the locking keys are a little floppy. The main factors determining accuracy are the crank lock and the binocular shaped timing jig. Both appear reasonable on my Laser kit, although, with the crank lock, it obviously improves accuracy if it fits the water pump. ;D
Kevin
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I just bought one as well,nice find sjc :D
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Another one bought here...
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I just bought one as well,nice find sjc :D
Cheers. 8-)
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These do ALL gm v6's right? mines up in 10k odd, and another member wants his doing. Both 3.2.
Shame there's no 32mill cranked spanner type thing. They dont need to be too meaty, but for that money...
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:'(
hi
We are very very sorry but the LASER TOOL that you had bought yesterday was actually a listing error on our part we are very sorry about this as you probably noticed it was extremely cheap in fact a lot less than what we are paying for so we are unable to proceed with the transaction we have amended the cost of the item but in the mean time we will issue you a full refund and hope there are no hard feelings,
Regards
- customcarwizard
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:'(
hi
We are very very sorry but the LASER TOOL that you had bought yesterday was actually a listing error on our part we are very sorry about this as you probably noticed it was extremely cheap in fact a lot less than what we are paying for so we are unable to proceed with the transaction we have amended the cost of the item but in the mean time we will issue you a full refund and hope there are no hard feelings,
Regards
- customcarwizard
Obviously too good to be true :-?
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dont suppose they mention the correct price?
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dont suppose they mention the correct price?
£69.98
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dont suppose they mention the correct price?
Now £69.98 >:(
I'm gonna try contesting it and see if I get anywhere - but I doubt it'll make any odds.
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Ive just had a dispatched email...after having a refund.
either there system is confused, or the left hand doesnt know what the right hands doing ;D
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Just got my money refunded too....
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me as well :'(
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anyone else had a dispatched mail though...
Ill eat me hat if it actually arrives though ;D
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anyone else had a dispatched mail though...
Ill eat me hat if it actually arrives though ;D
Nope, not me. Good luck to ya, I want a shot if it does arrive! :D
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received this today
HI
We have noticed that you left us negative feedback which suggests that you were not happy with the item or the service provided. I would like to apologies for any inconvenience caused and we hope it has not jeopardised you eBay experience. We have recently had some serious staffing problems which in turn have let our eBay status down and many customers like you have felt hard done by. So I would like to bridge some customer relations with our customers and to assure them that our staffing problems have been dealt with and this will never happen again. I would like to ask you if you would consider revising you feedback from negative to positive and as a gesture of good will we will send £5 direct to your PayPal account, we will send you a feedback withdrawal form on request if you can just accept this it will be greatly appreciated, and we will then send you a payment. Once again I want to apologies for any inconvenience caused and hope there are no hard feelings
Best Regards
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Well they can't be fairer than that can they?, although it does smack a little of blatant bribery! ;D ;D ;D ;D ;)
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Blimey, is he a Lib Dem MP ;D
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received this today
HI
We have noticed that you left us negative feedback which suggests that you were not happy with the item or the service provided. I would like to apologies for any inconvenience caused and we hope it has not jeopardised you eBay experience. We have recently had some serious staffing problems which in turn have let our eBay status down and many customers like you have felt hard done by. So I would like to bridge some customer relations with our customers and to assure them that our staffing problems have been dealt with and this will never happen again. I would like to ask you if you would consider revising you feedback from negative to positive and as a gesture of good will we will send £5 direct to your PayPal account, we will send you a feedback withdrawal form on request if you can just accept this it will be greatly appreciated, and we will then send you a payment. Once again I want to apologies for any inconvenience caused and hope there are no hard feelings
Best Regards
Wonder if I give them -ve feedback will they send me a fiver ;)
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ive left no feedback...yet ;D ;D ;D
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just buy the cam left and right bank wedges,£15 all in. 99p for a pot of magic tippex...
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just buy the cam left and right bank wedges,£15 all in. 99p for a pot of magic tippex...
but as you can alter the timing of each bank relative to each other & relative to the crank, tipex on belt casing isn't really that accurate. ;)
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just buy the cam left and right bank wedges,£15 all in. 99p for a pot of magic tippex...
Not really going to go into this argument too much but...
How on earth do you plan to time the cams independently and correctly without the correct tool? ::) ::)
Change the belt without the correct locking kit at your peril :o :o
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How on earth do you plan to time the cams independently and correctly without the correct tool? ::) ::)
Change the belt without the correct locking kit at your peril :o :o
You're not going to be that far off, but as you're trying to line up marks at the back of the belt casing it'd be a bit hit or miss ;)
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How on earth do you plan to time the cams independently and correctly without the correct tool? ::) ::)
Change the belt without the correct locking kit at your peril :o :o
You're not going to be that far off, but as you're trying to line up marks at the back of the belt casing it'd be a bit hit or miss ;)
Didn't mean damage wise but having had a car with a bank of cams timed about half a tooth out I could feel the difference :y
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its possible to "change the belt" with pulleys and tensioner, without a cam locking kit, of course it is, and in my pre forum days i thought that was good enough, with the asvice on here though next time i changed the cam belt kit i used a full
locking kit!
Let me assure you, as others will say and have already said, IT IS NOT POSSIBLE TO SET THE CAM TIMING ACCURATELY without a locking kit, this includes a crank locking tool, two cam locking tools machined to fit the cam wheel teeth perfctly, and a timing gauge to set the cam wheel marks to a fraction of a millimeter.
This is not possible when working to the marks on the rear timing cover. Not a hope.
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cams locked with the tools. spring loading of the valve springs .. cam timing going nowhere. without the cam tools 2.0, difficult. v6 near on impossible. no spring loading on the crank once in the correct position. other motors dont have crank locking tools unless keyless..(reno/small ford)
admitted, having a tool to make sure it dont move is nice, but not essential. as long as you check everything in line after a few hand turns of the crank, job done.
timing tools are expensive, buying all the tools because they are reqd says the manufacturer, ::)
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cams locked with the tools. spring loading of the valve springs .. cam timing going nowhere. without the cam tools 2.0, difficult. v6 near on impossible. no spring loading on the crank once in the correct position. other motors dont have crank locking tools unless keyless..(reno/small ford)
admitted, having a tool to make sure it dont move is nice, but not essential. as long as you check everything in line after a few hand turns of the crank, job done.
timing tools are expensive, buying all the tools because they are reqd says the manufacturer, ::)
You are missing the point. The idlers are not simply idlers. They are concentric rollers, which (a) adjust cams 3 and 4 with crank position, and b) adjust cams 1 and 2 to the other bank.
You cannot do it without the correct kit :y
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didnt say it would be quicker,keep an eye on the big spanner.the start of the thread was cheap priced tooling.
as someone said it can be done, accurately in my opinion with a bit more time.if money wasnt an problem,gm all do it. :)
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didnt say it would be quicker,keep an eye on the big spanner.the start of the thread was cheap priced tooling.
as someone said it can be done, accurately in my opinion with a bit more time.if money wasnt an problem,gm all do it. :)
Botrow a kit from here, or hire one from autovaux for £15 odd, then come back and tell us your opinion. Had a similar view to yours..........once!
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ok ::)
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Got one of those laser kits about 6 months ago from someone on here, looks pretty sturdy. paid £50 for it. Dont need it for another 15K. to be honest i may never use it because a few members on here will fit a timing belt kit for a reasonable price inc all parts. Got to know a few good grease monkeys on here,all do excellent jobs at great prices :y :y
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ok ::)
You obviously know better than the rest of us... Don't complain if you change your belt without the kit and find the car a little down on power :-X :-X ::) ::)