Oil Filters - Genuine Vs Aftermarket
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Ive had a few where the aux belt tensioner has snapped off from where it screws in the block causing the block to be scrap ie new engine block.
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How hard is it to change the timing chain? My dad had one and when his timing chain started to rattle the garage said it wasn't worth doing as it was an expensive job.
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You need the timing pins really. 2 cam locks and a pin that goes through the hole in the gearbox bell housing. The lock tool locks in the crank.
You will have to take the fuel rail off to gain access to the back cam lock. The bottom pulley bolt is oposite thread. Engine mount off. The proper way of doing them is take the sump off so when you take the timing chain cover off the oil pick up pipe will come out cause its attached to the timing chain cover.
The way i do them is take the 4 small studs out of the block for the tc cover then remove the rest of the bolts and move the tc cover to one side to get the chain off and back on.
You will have to take the fuel rail off to gain access to the back cam lock. The bottom pulley bolt is oposite thread. Engine mount off. The proper way of doing them is take the sump off so when you take the timing chain cover off the oil pick up pipe will come out cause its attached to the timing chain cover.
The way i do them is take the 4 small studs out of the block for the tc cover then remove the rest of the bolts and move the tc cover to one side to get the chain off and back on.
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Lastly and probably the biggest and most common issue is turbo failure. In the oil supply line banjo bolt is a mesh filter. I suspect this filter was never designed to get dirty as it is post oil filter. However if the oil is completely saturated then it takes little more before it starts to sludge up and block the oil filter. Often turbos are replaced but this filter is forgotten about and 6 months later the turbo goes pop again. Generally though it's considered once the turbo goes pop the engine won't be in great condition and won't be far behind it.
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Aftermarket is the choice most the time mainly because of the price! Quality wise it can vary but luck also plays its part in hoping the aftermarket part is a good quality one! Once had a part which looked identical but plugged into the machine and it fired all kinds of errors! Turned out the part was faulty and got a new replacement which worked and is still working fine
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