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Well … would you believe it …… it started first turn of the key …. wheels on and ready to go to the car wash :smile: hmmmm as usual a few spares last over ???? rather curious … wonder what is going to fall off first ??? top tips …… 1. put the water pump pulley on BEFORE the crank pulley ...

it's a windy & wet day ..… seems ideal for the final leg in this rebuild … wish me luck :)

well it's spot on now … thanks to the feeler gauges :)

OK peeps … thanks for all the tips … not! if you have the same problem getting that last little bit of adjustment in the cams so that the alignment tool can genuinely slip in/out in the final alignment check ….. i.e. after everything is bolted up and tools removed …. then trying inserting feeler...

Cambelt setting update ….. so I've jumped through the hoops for a third time ….. don't even need to look at the manual now! it's all so damed close to being perfect …. the final check of slotting the camshaft alignment tool back in place …. well I can get it in with a minimal amount of force …...

bolt it onto the camshaft and check for play …. without the cam belt in place

seems there is some play in both the old and new VVT inlet camshaft pulley …. which makes sense if it is meant to be variable ….. if so, then …. how to set it (cam belt timing) up correctly when there is no oil pressure ??? all comments welcome ???

btw I did clean all the shafts and pulleys with brake cleaner TWICE ....

update on cambelt setting .... So I've jumped through the hoops - tension cambelt -> torque up crank shaft pulley -> torque up inlet camshaft pulley -> torque up exhaust camshaft pulley -> remove camshaft locking & aligment tools and pop!! When I pull out the aligment tool (it was kind of stuck...

OK lads… here's how to put on the lower cambelt cover according to Wayne ….. 1. Remove cambelt, crankshaft pulley and front idler pulley ! 2. fit only lower idler pulley and tensioner pulley …. camshaft pulleys are nice to have ;) 3. jack engine up about 5cm clear of chassis … so crankshaft is...

got that … I've not fitted the aux pulley yet …. only the crankshaft pulley required for the actual cam belt …. still seems to be impossible to get the lower cover on

got that … I've not fitted the aux pulley yet …. only the crankshaft pulley required for the actual cam belt …. still seems to be impossible to get the lower cover on

good to hear …… …… Any tips on getting the lower plastic cambelt cover back on ????

thanks for that ….. so I'll be hoping nothing goes to s**t if they are the only thing left on my work bench :)

I tried the engine mount on the gearbox side ….. no room to jack it up and off the rubber mount ….. there seems to be only about 1cm of free space on that side as well!!

I'll take a look at the mount on that side ... seems OTT for a simple cambelt change though .....

any ideas concerning the curious washers I have that do not seem to fit anywhere ?????

Well Davvy ... I recon I am doing this BECAUSE I PAID a pro to change the belts in sept 2015 and then poooof ..... of corse he did nothing wrong and wants to charge over 2500 to put it right ... frankly I'd rather screw it up myself ... plus ... it's a sort of twisted FUN!!! ;) I read a posting...

Cambelt installed … well almost …. in place with more of a fight than I expected ….. adjusted tension 4 times before … moving onto the lower cambelt cover ….. HOW DOES THIS go in ….. I've tried bottom & bottom back door entry … but there is no room to slide it past the cambelt and or crank...

mysterious washers .... I can not think of what these washers are for ...... any ideas ??? ... help !!!! note crank pulley is just for scale!!

pulleys on .... why do they spec torque settings for the idlers ..... impossible to get a torque wrench in there ready for the belt and tention-ing games ........

ready for the pulleys .... who can spot the error here ??? i.e. who is paying attention ;)

Let the games begin ….. water pump = on

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 ... :)