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Re: 4 pot cam belt change - tools required?
« Reply #45 on: 22 November 2008, 17:55:05 »

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When you are trying to fit belt are you keeping all the slack on the tensioner side :question

I'm following the DVD, route the belt over the crank sprocket routing the belt on the inside of the right hand idler, around the tensioner, water pump, then over the cam sprokets and try to fit the left hand idler.
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Re: 4 pot cam belt change - tools required?
« Reply #46 on: 22 November 2008, 17:55:37 »

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I usually take off an idler, route the belt, and then fit the idler last. :y

Tried that James, after seeing you do it on the DVD, no chance :-[
Timing belt refit order; over crankshaft and camshaft sprockets, around the idler pulleys, then over water pump, then tensioner pulley. :y
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Re: 4 pot cam belt change - tools required?
« Reply #47 on: 22 November 2008, 17:56:17 »

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I usually take off an idler, route the belt, and then fit the idler last. :y

Tried that James, after seeing you do it on the DVD, no chance :-[

Odd - are you doing it differently to how I was?

Don't think so James, been following the DVD step by step :-/
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Re: 4 pot cam belt change - tools required?
« Reply #48 on: 22 November 2008, 17:57:08 »

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I usually take off an idler, route the belt, and then fit the idler last. :y

Tried that James, after seeing you do it on the DVD, no chance :-[

Odd - are you doing it differently to how I was?

Don't think so James, been following the DVD step by step :-/

Is the tensioner loose, with the locating bit seated properly in the block recess, and fully backed off?
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Re: 4 pot cam belt change - tools required?
« Reply #49 on: 22 November 2008, 17:57:30 »

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I usually take off an idler, route the belt, and then fit the idler last. :y

Tried that James, after seeing you do it on the DVD, no chance :-[
Timing belt refit order; over crankshaft and camshaft sprockets, around the idler pulleys, then over water pump, then tensioner pulley. :y

 Thanks, I'll try this tomorrow, to cold and dark now ::)
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Re: 4 pot cam belt change - tools required?
« Reply #50 on: 22 November 2008, 17:58:24 »

A fresh head is a wise move :y
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Re: 4 pot cam belt change - tools required?
« Reply #51 on: 22 November 2008, 17:58:49 »

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I usually take off an idler, route the belt, and then fit the idler last. :y

Tried that James, after seeing you do it on the DVD, no chance :-[

Odd - are you doing it differently to how I was?

Don't think so James, been following the DVD step by step :-/

Is the tensioner loose, with the locating bit seated properly in the block recess, and fully backed off?

Fitting bolt is loose, but haven't checked to see if the tension is backed off :-[
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Re: 4 pot cam belt change - tools required?
« Reply #52 on: 22 November 2008, 18:00:04 »

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I usually take off an idler, route the belt, and then fit the idler last. :y

Tried that James, after seeing you do it on the DVD, no chance :-[
Timing belt refit order; over crankshaft and camshaft sprockets, around the idler pulleys, then over water pump, then tensioner pulley. :y

Thanks, I'll try this tomorrow, to cold and dark now ::)
Come the morning it`ll go on first time :y :)
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Re: 4 pot cam belt change - tools required?
« Reply #53 on: 22 November 2008, 18:27:18 »

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I usually take off an idler, route the belt, and then fit the idler last. :y

Tried that James, after seeing you do it on the DVD, no chance :-[
Timing belt refit order; over crankshaft and camshaft sprockets, around the idler pulleys, then over water pump, then tensioner pulley. :y

Thanks, I'll try this tomorrow, to cold and dark now ::)
Come the morning it`ll go on first time :y :)

Hope so Rob :y
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Re: 4 pot cam belt change - tools required?
« Reply #54 on: 22 November 2008, 18:33:13 »

Actually I'm not even sure the oil leak was down to the seal, have a look at the pic below, doesn't look right to me at 4 and 9 oclock.......

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Re: 4 pot cam belt change - tools required?
« Reply #55 on: 22 November 2008, 19:21:15 »

I thought that my front end oil leak was down to the crankshaft seal, but it turned out ok. (Changed it anyway). However BOTH camshaft seals were very badly decayed and oil was pouring down from the top.  You might do well to check these - don't want oil seeping all over you nice new cambelt!

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Re: 4 pot cam belt change - tools required?
« Reply #56 on: 23 November 2008, 14:49:58 »

right, I've got it all back together, now much neat antifreeze do I put in the header tank, bearing in mind that the engine must be almost empty as I've changed the water pump :-/

I drained the rad as well
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Re: 4 pot cam belt change - tools required?
« Reply #57 on: 23 November 2008, 18:31:03 »

Put about 2.5 litres of anti-freeze in, top up with 2.5 litres of water.

Mix the remaining 2.5 litres of anti-freeze with 2.5 litres of water.

Top up till full.
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Re: 4 pot cam belt change - tools required?
« Reply #58 on: 23 November 2008, 18:32:52 »

I usually bung 4l in my own car neat and then top up with water for it to self mix... but it's all down to personal preference. Just don't go stronger than a 50 50 mix :y
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Re: 4 pot cam belt change - tools required?
« Reply #59 on: 23 November 2008, 18:36:22 »

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I usually bung 4l in my own car neat and then top up with water for it to self mix... but it's all down to personal preference. Just don't go stronger than a 50 50 mix :y

That's almost exactly what I did.............

Now the belt is changed do I need to check the tension sometime soon?

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