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17th July 2007, 13:52
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Cam belt change
Ok. I am going to have the cam belt changed this week. And I dont know whether to do it myself or pay a garage to do it. I was quoted £177 from citroen and £90 from a local garage. I know the belts are cheap and i begrudge paying a mechanic to do it! Can anyone shed any light on this, and maybe give me some advice please. I have checked the haynes, and it seems easy enough to remove and fit, its just the tightening process which seems difficult.
Any help is much appreciated and rep will be dished out!
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17th July 2007, 14:32
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Pay me to do it lol
As long as you have a haynes its all in there and the timing isnt to hard.
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17th July 2007, 14:35
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Join Date: Feb 2004
Location: Tonbridge United Kingdom (England)
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if your unsure get soemone who knows how to do it.
its better to pay more now than get it wrong have a badly set up belt and have bent valves.
a poorly tensioned belt can be very coswtly indeed
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17th July 2007, 14:40
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As above really. If unsure id just pay the extra. Mines just snapped and bent all the valves. Not cheap at all.
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17th July 2007, 14:50
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Dave_M
As above really. If unsure id just pay the extra. Mines just snapped and bent all the valves. Not cheap at all.
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cheaper usually to just get another head from a scrap vtr.
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17th July 2007, 14:58
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Yeah thats what im looking at doing. But trying to just get the parts first as head is port n polished.
the valves all the same on the 90bhp engines?
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17th July 2007, 15:04
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should be the same.
ah worth rebuilding your head then as its a modified head.
new valve time.
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17th July 2007, 15:06
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They are easy to change with the right tools, you need a special tool to hold the cams and pulleys, they aren't easy in any respect...
DIY - Save 87 pound, but potentially fuck the engine
Pay someone to do it - probably a 12 month guarentee
Speaks for itself really mate
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17th July 2007, 15:15
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90 sounds cheap id say that just for the belt to be changed might be wrong?id personaly get a kit i changed mine easy job really but in the trade no special tools need for the 8v easy
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With twin engine cars I swear you can only run one engine at a time, right?
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17th July 2007, 15:22
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17th July 2007, 15:27
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they have one on doing vtr engine 8v ?
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With twin engine cars I swear you can only run one engine at a time, right?
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17th July 2007, 15:41
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ok thanks alot guys for all advice. I have had a think and its going to the garage!
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17th July 2007, 15:43
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good idea mate ask about if its just the belt or kit id go for the kit bud
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With twin engine cars I swear you can only run one engine at a time, right?
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