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[Marks DTM Calib]

Well done, another wad of dosh kept from the hands of the vx stealers  [smiley=thumbsup.gif]

And while were on the subject of cambelts on 4pots.
Ive been wondering this for a while now.....

It is as crucial to use a locking kit on 4pots?

I watched my local garage (not vx) do one on one of my veccys
They marked the pullies with tipex and also on the casing.....the tipex marks were double check by another mechanic before the belt came and again after the new belt was fitted.

I guess doing it this way you wouldnt know if the belt that came off was on correctly to start with, which i assume you can tell with a locking kit.

Any other advantages using a locking kit?

Cheers  

Bloody muppets dont know what they are doing clearly......you dont need to add marks as they are already there on the cam and backplate.

The tool is to stop the cam spinning and resulting in valve damage.....there is no timing adjustment on the 4 pot in the same way as there is on the 6 cylinder and beleave me...they can spin......bloody fast and hard to!

The biggest problem last night was fitting the belt, they are petty tight and require the crank to be spot on with the right hand belt run nice and tight.

Took about 1.5 hours taking it steady and chnaging water pump etc at the same time.

[Admin]

1.5hrs??  

Seen you rebuild the top end of a V6 in less time than that!  

[The Barge Captain]

Did the cam belt on my old 4 pot without a locking tool. One cam kept trying to slip back a bit but a 12" persuader worked ok. Hadn't even found the "other" site at that time.
Things are so much better now.

[Auto Addict]

1.5hrs??  

Seen you rebuild the top end of a V6 in less time than that!  

Leave him alone....I won't have a word said against him. :-?

[Taxi_Driver]

Well done, another wad of dosh kept from the hands of the vx stealers  [smiley=thumbsup.gif]

And while were on the subject of cambelts on 4pots.
Ive been wondering this for a while now.....

It is as crucial to use a locking kit on 4pots?

I watched my local garage (not vx) do one on one of my veccys
They marked the pullies with tipex and also on the casing.....the tipex marks were double check by another mechanic before the belt came and again after the new belt was fitted.

I guess doing it this way you wouldnt know if the belt that came off was on correctly to start with, which i assume you can tell with a locking kit.

Any other advantages using a locking kit?

Cheers  

Bloody muppets dont know what they are doing clearly......you dont need to add marks as they are already there on the cam and backplate.

The tool is to stop the cam spinning and resulting in valve damage.....there is no timing adjustment on the 4 pot in the same way as there is on the 6 cylinder and beleave me...they can spin......bloody fast and hard to!

The biggest problem last night was fitting the belt, they are petty tight and require the crank to be spot on with the right hand belt run nice and tight.

Took about 1.5 hours taking it steady and chnaging water pump etc at the same time.

Oh rite cheers Mark, summat else learned  [smiley=thumbsup.gif]

Perhaps thats why they are cheap then  

It took em about 3hrs.....2 1/2 getting the water pump out.....it was nicely corroded in (been weeping a bit) after 160k miles of never been changed....they ended up smashing it out bit by bit! For Cambelt kit change and water pump (i supplied the bits) £50.

[Auto Addict]

I am so glad I didn't attempt to change the cambelt myself, I realise now, at my age some jobs are behond my capabilities and confidence level.

When I was younger, jobs like this I would have taken in my stride, but alas, not any more.

Thank you again Mark.