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[Darth Loo-knee]

I have at long last got an MV6....

I have bought this gorgeous car of Elite Pete who is a real genuine guy

Took my time driving home feeling like a million dollars, then took a picture for on here in the snow!

My question is to all you Guys who love Bacon and Egg Butties, Mugs of Tea or Coffee (even the odd Carling Premier) what is the chance of doing a Cambelt and Tensioner Party?
Who do I need to speak too TB? Laidback? Mark?

Cheers
Daz

[JamesV6CDX]

Mate, get the DVD, PM Mark or Robinhood. It's £3, just to cover costs. The V6 cambelt change with this DVD is a peice of childs play....

[theolodian]

These things kinda organise themselves.  Official approval not required, although not impossible to get some of them to come along.  

[Elite Pete]

I have at long last got an MV6....

I have bought this gorgeous car of Elite Pete who is a real genuine guy

Took my time driving home feeling like a million dollars, then took a picture for on here in the snow!

My question is to all you Guys who love Bacon and Egg Butties, Mugs of Tea or Coffee (even the odd Carling Premier) what is the chance of doing a Cambelt and Tensioner Party?
Who do I need to speak too TB? Laidback? Mark?

Cheers
Daz

What no bacon an cheese oatcakes  

[Darth Loo-knee]

I have at long last got an MV6....

I have bought this gorgeous car of Elite Pete who is a real genuine guy

Took my time driving home feeling like a million dollars, then took a picture for on here in the snow!

My question is to all you Guys who love Bacon and Egg Butties, Mugs of Tea or Coffee (even the odd Carling Premier) what is the chance of doing a Cambelt and Tensioner Party?
Who do I need to speak too TB? Laidback? Mark?

Cheers
Daz

What no bacon an cheese oatcakes  

Bacon and cheese oatcakes whatever you like but Mrs Loo-knee not on the menu  

[TheBoy]

Stoke is a little far for me...

[Darth Loo-knee]

Oh well don't get nothin without trying......

[JamesV6CDX]

Oh well don't get nothin without trying......

I'm very busy at the moment, so I couldn't make any arrangements to travel a long distance to help members out just yet...

But if you get the timing kit and waterpump and Aux belt in advance, and arrange loan of a V6 timing kit, AND are prepared to travel down to me (Or my girlfriends), then I would happily guide you through a cambelt change, IF, and only if, we could agree on a good date, which would have to be looked in to.

Don't rely on me if it's urgent though..it won't happen instantly. The next members I will be helping as a priority are TheBoy with his Rover cambelt, and STE with his gearbox selector.

If you decide to get it done by a garage, then make sure they have THE GM V6 TIMING SETTING KIT! You can't get it accurate without that.

If the timing belt kit is due now, then don't wait to get it done if you are going to continue driving it, find somewhere that will do it.

If I were you I would take the plunge with the DVD, it's really not a bad job.

[TheBoy]

As said abovem don't let a garage do it with a timing kit - they will insist they can, but they can't.

[TheBoy]

If you are prepared to travel, I will willingly lend a hand.

You will need the correct full cambelt kit, a water pump if not changed recently, coolant, and 6 plenum O rings if you have the extended 'droop snoop' plenum (certain on a retail MV6)

[Darth Loo-knee]

Thanks for your offers guys and advise, she is still standing where i left her after fetching from Elite Pete's. Cleaned her (calling her cause the kids have name her Ebony!) inside and had a look under the bonnet and being honest i think its beyond me to do it so She is booked in Greenhous's Vauxhall Main Dealer on wednesday. The Cambelt has little cracks in the rubber as though its perished so nice and easy on wednesday morning! I didn't think it was a bad price either but if i tell you guys you will probably laugh

Loo-knee

[TheBoy]

Thanks for your offers guys and advise, she is still standing where i left her after fetching from Elite Pete's. Cleaned her (calling her cause the kids have name her Ebony!) inside and had a look under the bonnet and being honest i think its beyond me to do it so She is booked in Greenhous's Vauxhall Main Dealer on wednesday. The Cambelt has little cracks in the rubber as though its perished so nice and easy on wednesday morning! I didn't think it was a bad price either but if i tell you guys you will probably laugh

Loo-knee

If you have stripped it down enough to even get a look at cambelt, you can do this job.  I suspect the dealer will make a half hearted job.  Ask Elite Pete about water pump - that may need doing as well.

Most importantly, ensure a full kit is put on, not just belt.

[Darth Loo-knee]

Thanks for your offers guys and advise, she is still standing where i left her after fetching from Elite Pete's. Cleaned her (calling her cause the kids have name her Ebony!) inside and had a look under the bonnet and being honest i think its beyond me to do it so She is booked in Greenhous's Vauxhall Main Dealer on wednesday. The Cambelt has little cracks in the rubber as though its perished so nice and easy on wednesday morning! I didn't think it was a bad price either but if i tell you guys you will probably laugh

Loo-knee

If you have stripped it down enough to even get a look at cambelt, you can do this job.  I suspect the dealer will make a half hearted job.  Ask Elite Pete about water pump - that may need doing as well.

Most importantly, ensure a full kit is put on, not just belt.

Haven't stripped anything off the car but can see the cambelt well what a thought was the cambelt, come to think of it i thought it was a strange cambelt as it doesn't seem to have teeth but more like grooves if that makes any sense..
I said what do you do for a Cambelt change, and i believe its easier to fit a water pump while everything is off??  and they said "yes, we will fit new cambelt and tensioners and pulley, fitting a new water pump and seal, then new water with anti freeze".
It that a full kit? hope so :-?

[Admin]

That is a new cambelt kit.

Also it sounds like you need a new aux belt. That will be the belt you were looking at.

[TheBoy]

It sounds expensive, what did they quote you...