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Omega Help Area => Omega General Help => Topic started by: bighed on 31 March 2008, 01:15:48

Title: Cam belt change
Post by: bighed on 31 March 2008, 01:15:48

How much foa a cambelt, rollers and tensioner please?? Also where can I get a locking kit from and how much??  :y

Title: Re: Cam belt change
Post by: davlad22 on 31 March 2008, 01:30:02

Here's some important threads for your perusal....

http://www.omegaowners.com/forum/YaBB.pl?num=1180442005/0

http://www.omegaowners.com/forum/YaBB.pl?num=1176626005/0

http://www.omegaowners.com/forum/YaBB.pl?num=1165161405/0

The DVD...

http://www.omegaowners.com/forum/YaBB.pl?num=1156195497/0

The locking kit is available from members on here, I would suggest contacting TheBoy who should be able to point you in the right direction.

Title: Re: Cam belt change
Post by: Steve1077 on 31 March 2008, 01:38:26

Kit is about £75 on Ebay

Title: Re: Cam belt change
Post by: bighed on 31 March 2008, 01:42:20

Does it not have to be genuine vx parts for this one then??  :-?

Title: Re: Cam belt change
Post by: Pete Elite on 31 March 2008, 02:14:56

Hi bighed,
              There are lots of places to get Cambelt kits from such as this one on eBay but make sure it's the correct kit for your models year! there are several. Gates are fine but expect to pay £30 to £40 more a genuine VX kit.
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Vauxhall-Sintra-Vectra-Omega-V6-Timing-Cam-Belt-Kit-new_W0QQitemZ230237388145QQihZ013QQcategoryZ10404QQcmdZViewItemQQ_trksidZp1742.m153.l1262

 As for the locking kit some OOF members loan them out so just ask.

 Also as said get the DVD it's great and a must have aid , also if your water pumps relatively old then for approx. £25 it's worth doing at the same time due to work involved being almost the same:y.

Title: Re: Cam belt change
Post by: bighed on 31 March 2008, 04:31:37

Thanks, Bought the dvd from the shop about 5 hours ago. Not here yet  ;D

Do water pump at same time. Right "Mental note"  ::)

From what I have seen off forum you need 500 or more posts to borrow locking kit. I take it its a kit just for this engine??

Title: Re: Cam belt change
Post by: albitz on 31 March 2008, 10:01:48

yes the kit is specific for the v6 engine.there are kits on ebay made by lazer but i have been advised by members who know much more than me that they dont trust their accuracy and that sykes pickavant is the one to use (expensive).i am pretty sure if you buy the cambelt kit from autovaux they also hire the locking setting/ tools,so that may be your best option if you need to do the belt in a hurry.

Title: Re: Cam belt change
Post by: cockneyboy100 on 31 March 2008, 16:01:56

please do skimp on your cambelt,  you pay for what you get, go genuine vx,  and yes change the water pump to.

i am lucky, have 2 mates that work at vx, so very lucky

phill
 ;)

Title: Re: Cam belt change
Post by: Bacon Butty Man on 31 March 2008, 17:00:57

TRY TO BUY A GATES CAM KIT, THEY ARE THE BEST. ;)

Title: Re: Cam belt change
Post by: Kevin Wood on 31 March 2008, 17:25:25

Gates kits generally seem to have alignment markings on too, unlike the Vauxhall ones. Makes fitting easier.

Kevin

Title: Re: Cam belt change
Post by: bighed on 31 March 2008, 21:18:39

So were sayin get a gates one not VX??

Title: Re: Cam belt change
Post by: albitz on 31 March 2008, 21:25:03

i got a gates kit from vauxhall spares centre,romford,about £70.havent put it on yet though :-[..........p.s. they have an ebay shop...having said that if you want to hire the locking kit you might be better getting belt kit from autovaux and hiring the tools at the same time.

Title: Re: Cam belt change
Post by: TheBoy on 31 March 2008, 21:25:51

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Thanks, Bought the dvd from the shop about 5 hours ago. Not here yet  ;D

Do water pump at same time. Right "Mental note"  ::)

From what I have seen off forum you need 500 or more posts to borrow locking kit. I take it its a kit just for this engine??

Ah, but it was posted soon after, borderline if it hit todays post though  :-/

Title: Re: Cam belt change
Post by: bighed on 31 March 2008, 22:01:40

As long as it gets here by end of next month its fine LOL.  ;D Where are autovaux?? Think the locking kit is too big to post so will need somewhere localish to borrow kit from.

Title: Re: Cam belt change
Post by: bighed on 01 April 2008, 04:01:15

Anyone by me with V6 locking kit??  ::)

Title: Re: Cam belt change
Post by: Steve1077 on 02 April 2008, 00:31:12

There is one on ebay at the moment, I dont know if it any good?
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Vauxhall-Omega-V6-Timing-Belt-Tools_W0QQitemZ260224197998QQihZ016QQcategoryZ10404QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

Title: Re: Cam belt change
Post by: albitz on 02 April 2008, 09:28:24

if you want to buy one then apparently thats the one to have :y

Title: Re: Cam belt change
Post by: cbs2 on 02 April 2008, 18:33:43

bighed
I just hired the locking kit from auto vaux.
mrs cbs2 did it over the fone yesterday, it arrived today. Haven't seen it yet though(sent it to her work, she's not in yet)
£15 + £100 deposit

so guess what I'm doing on saturday :(

Title: Re: Cam belt change
Post by: CaptainZok on 02 April 2008, 18:38:46

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bighed
I just hired the locking kit from auto vaux.
mrs cbs2 did it over the fone yesterday, it arrived today. Haven't seen it yet though(sent it to her work, she's not in yet)
£15 + £100 deposit

so guess what I'm doing on saturday :(

Decorating the landing as a thank you? ;D

Title: Re: Cam belt change
Post by: cbs2 on 02 April 2008, 18:44:31

 ;D
I'd rather be doin that captain. but don't tell the mrs.
I'm off to watch the cambelt dvd again :y

Title: Re: Cam belt change
Post by: CaptainZok on 02 April 2008, 18:50:11

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;D
I'd rather be doin that captain. but don't tell the mrs.
I'm off to watch the cambelt dvd again :y

A portable DVD player is handy placed at the side of the job, you can watch and do then.
Anything youre not sure about just watch it again.
That's how we did it the first time, took us all day but it was right at the end.

Title: Re: Cam belt change
Post by: cbs2 on 02 April 2008, 18:53:32

 ;D ;D ;D ;D
You read my mind m8

8" incar telly screen with 12v playstation to play it on.
 :y

Title: Re: Cam belt change
Post by: CaptainZok on 02 April 2008, 18:56:12

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;D ;D ;D ;D
You read my mind m8

8" incar telly screen with 12v playstation to play it on.
 :y

Makes the job a lot less daunting, its like having a MarksDTM in yer toolbox. ;D