cambelt on the new toy

think while it's apart, do the water pump aswell, i have no knuckles left

 

Not an easy job mate. We paid for a local garage I trust to change ours in the valver. When we went back to colllect it they asked if our ears were burning as they'd beeen swearing at us all day

 

isnt the mk2 an engine out job for the cam belt


mk1's are a damn site cheaper

 

They book at 5 hours, which is alot for a cambelt. Though not as bad as a Fiat 20v Coupe!!

 

hell ya you can say that again ive still got the scares from that lol
then my manager says that he's booked another for me to do the next day

i rung up fiats about the timing belt and the tech just laughed at me as we where a small back street garage saying that we wouldnt be able to do it rung him back up saying its running fella ha ha ha ha when i finished it

 

you think fiat's are bad . i would rather do them than a 3 litre v6 espace .
if you ever get offered to do em . turn it down . really not worth the greif!
and as for the fiat's , why do most of the bolt's shear on the front end whilst trying to undo them

 

Best thing you can do with that is take the engine out. stick it in a Volvo 340 and go sideways.... everywhere

 

Guy I work with is ex-Fiat. He reckons he can just about do a 20v in situ. In something like 4hrs. Got various cut down allen keys etc.

 

Guy I work with is ex-Fiat. He reckons he can just about do a 20v in situ. In something like 4hrs. Got various cut down allen keys etc.

i did my one in situ i shaved a few allen keys too didint take as long as i thought tho fella your supposed to use a dial gauge to time the inlet cam too