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[300is]

Hi Guys,
Can anyone reccomend a reputable place that can send spares to South Africa and not take my whole arm and leg with pricing 

[RobG]

Depends on what sort of parts/spares you`re after

[300is]

Looking for:

1.      Head gasket set
2.      Head bolts
3.      Timing kit with Tensioners
4.      Water pump

[Varche]

And have you got a cam locking kit?

[300is]

Nope was hoping to do it freestyle  but from reading up on it, think i need the tool.
All i have is the haynes manual

[RobG]

Looking for:

1.      Head gasket set
2.      Head bolts
3.      Timing kit with Tensioners
4.      Water pump

Just had a quick browse, delivery by UPS would be around the £70-75 mark. Send a message to Andy, don`t know whether he would ship there though
http://www.omegaowners.com/forum/YaBB.pl?action=viewprofile;username=333C362B31520

[RobG]

Nope was hoping to do it freestyle but from reading up on it, think i need the tool.
All i have is the haynes manual

No chance

[300is]

Thanks RobG

[2woody]

I have the tool, but much prefer to do it freestyle nowdays - with care and practice, it's actually quite easy and I find more accurate.

[300is]

yeah, i have seen somewhere that they use 2 x vice grip to hold the cams in place....
At the moment now i am having difficulty removing the exh manifold as engine is fitted in a Astra F and made front wheel drive.

[kcl]

I have the tool, but much prefer to do it freestyle nowdays - with care and practice, it's actually quite easy and I find more accurate.

How can you make it more accurate than with correct tools? 

[TheBoy]

Cannot be accurately done without the tools. In fact, given how inaccurate the markings are on the rear cam cover, I'd say its not possible to even get it close.

[Andy B]

when are you going to prove yourselves right or wrong? Let Stu time it using ''rack o' th'eye'' and you can test it with a locking kit  . I bet you can get it not far off (though I can't think it'd be actually easier to do without) ..................... depends high you set your tensioner I suppose 

[Ken T]

Interestingly enough.........

I had the belt and tensioners done by DLK, he used a Sykes locking kit, I watched him rotate about 3 full turns to check it was right.  A few days later, I was changing the plugs and tried my newly acquired Sealey locking kit, and it didn't lock, eg I fitted the crankshaft lock, but when in the correct position, the cam locks wouldn't go in. Who is right and who is wrong ?, or should our locking kits be sent off to be calibrated every 6 months or 12 cars ?.

Ken

[Osprey]

I accept that not all locking kits are born equal but I can't see how a good locking kit can drift into inaccuracy unless it gets bent or obviously damaged. 

So why doesn't your fit, I wonder.  BDC instead of TDC?  Left and right locks swapped? 
 :question