change a core plug without removing the cam belt

or am i being severely optimistic in hoping you can..... cos its christmas, i need to use the car and its dripping out

its the front one, the one where 1/4 is behind the cambelt tensioner

 

for the time being, if the drip is not severe, i'd be tempted by a bottle of radweld

 

now thats a man with a plan

yes maybe that would be best..... so i take it i need someone capable of removing and re fitting the cambelt.....

on christmas eve i think i may have a long wait..... itll be next year with the mates ive got

 

just drop a raw egg into the the header tank

 

are you being serious? ( its Sarah not Lee so forgive me for being dumb)

 

yep

 

what will that do?

 

run the car up to temp and drop one in and it will seal the leak

 

poached egg for cheap???

 

Which car is it on Sarah?

 

never knew that.... though Lee just said he knew

thanks for that

is radweld ok? cos i thought if the metal filings get into your turbo itll knacker it????

 

the fast one

Cossie

 

that's why I said to use the egg

 

If you cant get it done I might be able to sweet talk a mate of mine into doin it for ya next week. Hes off work and is usually doing something or looking to get elbow deep in engine. Hes good too, forever doing engine conversions and making things go where they shouldnt, clever sod.
PM me if you need me to ask him for ya.

 

ahhhh i c thanks very much mate, i wasnt sure if it was ok to use, glad i didnt put some in

will whack an egg in it and see what happens

 

Used radweld on my cossie when the radiator shit itself at Stu's the other year, never had a problem with it after that

Turns the coolant a funky colour, but keeps the system nice and sealed too - no damage to the turbocharger as all the cooling system on a turbocharger does is run into the core as a water jacket and out the other side - just like your oil modine really

 

ahhh

so does anyone know if when i change the coreplug if i can do it without removing the belt and tensioner?

 

Giz a min, Ill have a glimpse at the Manuel....(Que)

 

It tell you sod all in the Workshop manual, sorry.
Someone on here is bound to know, depends if your in the click or not though!

 

nope and last time i mentioned anyone being clicky i got shouted at

 

Well balls to em!

Its not so bad now as to when I first started using PF, people pretty much ignored me. Im always willing to try and help out or just have a bit banter.

P.s Was that the Astra you meant?

 

nah it wasnt, but nevermind

 

bttt

 

I only and permenent option is to buy a honda

 

i can't for the life of me picture it,but removal would be possible i guess if you can see it (just tap one side with a screwdriver and hammer) but refitting a new one will be impossible unless you can fit a suitable sized socket or something to bash it in square.....they are interference fit so you won't just wiggle it in with your finger,it needs to be pushed in squarely

Bar Seal is good too (looks like a small white tube of smarties,you just crumble it into your header tank)

 

i fixed one on a mk1 golf i had by covering it in e-metal and shoving a 2p in and it was like that for years till i got rid of it................

 

i had 3 go on my golf too..... but theyre like Ł200 an engine not Ł2000!!!!!


Alps and we all know how reliable honda engines are..... cant even rev em into double figures without breaking summat


Sarah

 

yip i ment as a temp repair to stop the water........ better than putting stuff in the coolant

 

think we will just have to borrow his mams car instead

 

save a fortune in petrol........you not got your car sorted yet????

 

the s2? nope i have absolutely no interest in it at all, cant be arsed to do anything with it at the moment, after xmas im getting the front end painted, putting a new fuel pump on as its whining and rebuilding bottom end as its tapping a bit... then im selling it and getting something reliable and comfortable, preferably a diesel