Olsrey
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Registered: 13th Jan 07
Location: Bradford Drives: LET Vectra B
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Is it hard to do and could I do it my self at home??
Thanks
Oliver
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csweatherston
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Registered: 16th Jan 06
Location: Devon
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yep, well i fitted a new cambelt kit to mine in less than 1 hour, which included pressing new bearings into the idlers and a test drive 
waterpumps simple with the belt off.
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Dean_W
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Registered: 13th Dec 05
Location: Downham Market, Norfolk
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I'd never done a cambelt before and my mate decided we shoudl give it a go. It's easy enough, but the belt can be a bitch to get back on. Just make sure it's all timed up correctly and turn it over by hand before starting it up.
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Olsrey
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Well got a mate who might be able to do it for me, says he needs to find his locking tool 
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Dean_W
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You don't need a locking tool 
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Olsrey
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How do I go about making sure its correctly timed in?
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Dean_W
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With the timing marks.
EDIT - It is easier with a locking tool. But, first time I did it I didn't use one. It was still easy to do.
[Edited on 24-08-2007 by Dean_W]
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Planty02
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Registered: 5th Mar 05
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I did my old one myself but it was 8v so no tensioners etc to faff about with 
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csweatherston
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the 8v's are more of a bugger, as you may have to adjust them using the waterpump aswell as the tensioner
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Planty02
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quote:
Originally posted by csweatherston
the 8v's are more of a bugger, as you may have to adjust them using the waterpump aswell as the tensioner
Didn't loosen my water pump at all
just got the belt slipped part way over each of teh pulleys and turned the engine over by hand, which in turned pulled the belt all the way on 
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Nic Barnes
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quote:
Originally posted by csweatherston
yep, well i fitted a new cambelt kit to mine in less than 1 hour,
well theyr not hard really, but if you can do a v6 one in under an hour thats good going
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Vaux Lad
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A locking tool is handy, as i found on mine that one of the cams doesn't want to sit at tdc and will either stay before tdc, or after.
So it can be a bit tricky without one.
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csweatherston
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quote:
Originally posted by muppetsport
quote:
Originally posted by csweatherston
yep, well i fitted a new cambelt kit to mine in less than 1 hour,
well theyr not hard really, but if you can do a v6 one in under an hour thats good going
this 1hour, include unveiling my press from the back of the garage, and pressing 2 new bearings in...and a quick roadtest 
i think i could do it quicker if i cut the wing off my car tho
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dannymccann
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Registered: 9th Aug 06
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i was under the impression you had to take the engine out to change the cambelt.... last time i believe my dad lol
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