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Are you having the oil and filter changed as well? It's a no brainer to have the dephaser changed on old oil.
Other than that you'll not really notice any differences other than maybe a power increase if it's been timed up incorrectly before, or smoother idle.
Buy cheap buy twice though I suppose. You need to read up on the specs to be 100% sure that it will do what you need.
@Ph1 Tom did something similar to this and was successful.
Yeah I agree with this in regard to the purple powerflex bushes, but the black series are a whole new ball game!
I also use a lever bar, so it sounds like we have the same method.
197's aren't as susceptible to the dephaser issues in comparison the the 1*2's tbh mate. I only ever use genuine Renault or gates belt kits, but I've fitted plenty of the other kits for people. Not through choice though!
M4R I imagine was a typo tbh.
Need to see some close ups of the cams and other damaged areas really.
Head gasket makes no sense at all! It's either been like that a long time, or it's been off at some point. That's on the oil return to the bottom end as well, so it would explain the damage if parts of it have gone down and...
So what relevance does that have to my post that you quoted? I see what your saying, but struggling to understand how and why it's even remotely related to my post.
Yeah I'd clocked it on the pictures that Nath sent to me the other day and mentioned it to him. He overlooked it from the excitement of getting them done! Lol! The main thing is that it's being sorted though. Nice set of paperweights though. 🙈
Yeah I remember that from back in the...