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Omega Help Area => Omega General Help => Topic started by: geoff on 11 March 2011, 16:30:43

Title: timming belt kit
Post by: geoff on 11 March 2011, 16:30:43

can anybody tell me if gates power grip kits are any good :y

Title: Re: timming belt kit
Post by: JamesV6CDX on 11 March 2011, 16:32:27

Absolutely fine :y

Title: Re: timming belt kit
Post by: geoff on 11 March 2011, 16:34:09

cheers just got one for £106 is that good plan on doing it tomorrow depending on weather :y

Title: Re: timming belt kit
Post by: I_want_an_Omega on 11 March 2011, 17:21:29

Make sure that you have the locking kit and the deep offset spanner before you start.

Title: Re: timming belt kit
Post by: geoff on 11 March 2011, 20:38:07

have one ,have done one of these before on this car about 3 years ago so have no probs :y :y :y

Title: Re: timming belt kit
Post by: Marks DTM Calib on 11 March 2011, 21:08:51

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cheers just got one for £106 is that good plan on doing it tomorrow depending on weather :y

A bit pricey to be honest

Title: Re: timming belt kit
Post by: gstylebaby on 11 March 2011, 21:11:58

I put a gates one on the saloon about 2 years ago and its been fine.  I payed around £80- 90 ish i think with p+p inc sov £106 seems abit high mate.

Title: Re: timming belt kit
Post by: Marks DTM Calib on 11 March 2011, 21:13:57

Both Gates and Contitech supply Gm.......

Title: Re: timming belt kit
Post by: Elite Pete on 11 March 2011, 21:42:05

I get the Contitech kits from Eurocarparts for less than that and they will deliver for free ;)

Title: Re: timming belt kit
Post by: geoff on 12 March 2011, 17:14:43

will have to shop round next time, all done now seems loads better old belt and tensioners did not look to bad but done now for another four years, glad it  only has to be  done every four years lol ;D ;D ;D :y :y :y :y