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looking at the state of it you might want to change the crankshaft oil seal ...... or at least take a serious look at it.....

oooooOOOOO la LA ... too sexy for my T-shirt ...... but they still have six bolts to allow for micro adjustment ..... that could slip :wink:

Water pump saga …… while the pump came off without a fight the old gasket is far from the same story …… finally I took the bumper and cross member off to get easier access (knowing it will also help with the aux belt) ……. I tried a simple wall paper scraper (too dam 'ard), then a wire brush on a...

oooooOOOOO la LA ... too sexy for my T-shirt ...... but they still have six bolts to allow for micro adjustment ..... that could slip :wink:

NO! … as Bloke says there is no pin !!!

I think that if you use the keyway to fix the crankshaft pulley THEN ... each time you change the cambelt you will need to slacken both camshaft pulleys to allow for the minute adjustment of alignment with the crankshaft ... since it would not be possible with the crankshaft since it is keyed in...

see page 11-5 ... attached here ... :)

Agreed. what we need is a HAYNES manual ..... where someone actually DOES it .... while writing the manual ... ..... still I am happy to have some kind of manual .... thanks to this site :smile:

Agreed. what we need is a HAYNES manual ..... where someone actually DOES it .... while writing the manual ... ..... still I am happy to have some kind of manual .... thanks to this site :)

There are two different procedures .... one for a simple cambelt change and another when camshaft pulleys are changed ... In the second case (my case) the cambelt is first tensioned with all pulleys loose(~1mm). The belt is tensioned and then turned WITHOUT turning the cams or crankshaft (TDC...

Can anyone advise on torque setting for the thermostat housing .... it's currently on at 12Nm ..... same as camcover ... but no idea of the correct setting ????

I've just looked at the cambelt setting procedure (10th time) and the crankshaft pulley needs to spin freely for the initial setting of the cambelt tension ...... but only when changing the camshaft pulleys .... not sure it is essential ... but clearly it would not be possible if the crankshaft...

Plan to attach the whole area with brake cleaner - from camshafts down to crank and the three main pulleys themselves …… I've ordered some chemical 'decap' agent to dissolve the water pump gasket …… it's REALLY HARD and there is no really access to HACK it all off without doing something (or...

one step closer …… see attached improvised puller + a squirt of WD40 and it's off …… simple clean-up a refit to do ….. then …. … just the old water pump gasket to deal with (get off block) and we're set for fitting the belts :)

tried that last night and almost snapped one of the screws off !!! ... think I need to find some stainless steel screws ....... is WD40 going to help ???

so limited pulling power ….. so what ….. tighten it up 'somewhat' and then hit it with a copper hammer ???

I am quite amazed to hear that there is no key in that slot … seems to be the obvious thing to do …. OK so I need a puller … should not be too difficult to do when my 'mate' brings my drills back … the holes ARE 2.5mm or 3mm max!!

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I'll take that as a joke :) … there is no way that is going to fit in the space I have and the only attachment points are 2x 2.5mm holes and 2.5mm screws are very easy to break !!! …. see TDC_setting1.jpg

I considered that and did get an engine offered on here (thanks Bloke) ….. but preferred the devil I know to the one I don't….. plus half the cost is the belt kits and alignment tools that would be required anyway ……. I got my head recon done for 260 quid incl. collection service ….. after that...

That makes sense … it means that the valves that are almost closed on 2 & 3 at bottom dead centre will be causing some resistance on the cam position so the cams are only just coming on/off those valves which is what I'm seeing …… the cam alignment tool is IN …. the TDC pin is IN :o) I just...

Bizarrely ... I could not find a false TDC when I had the head off ..... when I could clearly see the pistons at TDC TDC_setting2.jpg

At TDC should all of the valves be fully closed ..... I am bit worried about manually winding the pistons into the new valves ..... The cams do not want to sit in the cam tool setting position as if the valve springs are pushing them slightly off alignment. To set the cam tool, I will need to...

but you can avoid that error by checking the crankshaft position !!?? ... plus when I had the head off I could only find ONE fully locked TDC position .. perhaps I am lucky with the balancing holes ???

getting it off would also allow access to the crankshaft seal ... could then change that as well since it's in the kit of parts ..... in for a penny and all that .....

Budgie ..... any tips for getting it off without damaging it or the casing ..... it's pretty solidly stuck on !!! There are two screw holes in it ..... see picture TDC_setting1.jpg in previous post .... thought I could rig something up using a brake piston tool ..... but knowing me ...

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Well I spent this weekend getting the head on ...... pain in the arse getting the head to sit on the alignment plugs ... fingers crossed the head surface didn't get too scratched up !?!?!? cams in, cover on, exhaust on, themostat on (not sure about torque value) ...... ..... now waiting for...

Anyone got info concerning the thermostat housing torque setting ??? At first, I thought to use the same as the water pump, but there the bolts are into steel, whereas the thermostat is on the Al. head .... for now I've used same value as the cam cover, so only 12Nm but would like to know if...

Progress … the head is on … albeit a bit of a fight to get it to sit on the locating plugs ….. just hope the head surface was not scrapped up too much ….. cams in and cover on ….. thermostat housing on and exhaust attached too ….. but struggling BIG TIME with the water pump ….. getting the old...