1.2 16v (D4F) cambelt. Easy job?

[matt|H]

I've been told the cambelt in these engines are quite easy to change due to space around the engine, SOHC and few components, etc. and wondered if anyone had a guide or some more info?

I don't plan on doing it myself, I just wanted to see how "easy" it is...

 

[sideways danny]

pretty straightforward, I do about 4 a week. pin (m8 bolt) into flywheel locking hole, engine mount and belt covers off, aux belt off, bottom pulley off, de-tension cambelt and remove, check water pump for signs of ANY leak, replace if any trace of water/coolant (fairly common), fit new tensioner, fit belt using marks on belt and pulleys, refit lower covers, fit bottom pulley and torque, remove lock pin, tension using procedure (tension, turn over, adjust, check etc) fit upper covers, fit aux belt, fit engine mount. Done

That's not definitive BTW, but it's not far off

 

[Hutchie]

i know they reccomend turning the tensioners one way then the other. do you just ajust it one way danny?

 

[domjolly]

i had no idea what i was doing when my engine blew up cambelt snapped, had to get a new engine. I took the old engine out and put a new clutch, spark plugs, oil, oil filter, cam and aux belt on new engine and fitted it in 2 days. WITH A HAYNES MANUAL... it was a pieve of piss to be honest if i could do it anyone could do it im useless with stuff like this

 

[Fred@BTM]

always change the waterpump on them

2.5hour job inc fag breaks

 

[Rob]

Is it this easy on the 8v? Looks VERY simple, just never done it.

 

[Cliotoby]

Is it this easy on the 8v? Looks VERY simple, just never done it.

Both single cam engines cant see why the 8v would be much different to the 16v.

 

[sideways danny]

Is it this easy on the 8v? Looks VERY simple, just never done it.

bit tighter, water pipes in the way and the tensioner needs a specific tool rather than an allen key, but very similar

 

[sideways danny]

i know they reccomend turning the tensioners one way then the other. do you just ajust it one way danny?

i pretty much always go back and forth with spring loaded tensioners on everything to make sure it's not binding.

 

[sideways danny]

always change the waterpump on them

2.5hour job inc fag breaks

think it's 1.6 book time

 

[Alastair.]

tensioner goes anti clockwise, do it clock wise and it will fuk up, ive seen it done by an old apprentice at work, tensioner will rub on casing.

 

[sideways danny]

tensioner goes anti clockwise, do it clock wise and it will fuk up, ive seen it done by an old apprentice at work, tensioner will rub on casing.

i did that once tensioner hits the head casting and doesn't turn

 

[Alastair.]

doh lol, every one makes mistakes.

 

[Hutchie]

weird that autodata tells you to go anti clockwise. rotate engine 6 times then go clockwise :S

staying anticlockwise from now on, thats simple anyway

 

[Alastair.]

lol wtf? never heard of that.

 

[Rob]

bit tighter, water pipes in the way and the tensioner needs a specific tool rather than an allen key, but very similar

SRS? The poor old crappy 8v needs a specific tool? Any idea on price??

Its a mk2 ph1 if that makes any odds.

 

[Alastair.]

lever bar fo sho

 

[domjolly]

id didnt need a specific tool on my 8v

 

[Sean6545]

weird that autodata tells you to go anti clockwise. rotate engine 6 times then go clockwise :S

staying anticlockwise from now on, thats simple anyway

Sound like the k9k tensioner.