Rob Anderson

Right, I have the belt. What else should i snap up? Do I need both the pulley and the belt tensioner as I have noticed both are listed.

Guess I mean, can I get away with changing just the belt?

Oh, and does anyone know how difficult a job it is?

Many thanks dudes.

Sp3no

iTrader: (1)

Its not the belt that lets go usually its the tensioner or idler pulley so definately change both. To make life easier get a timing kit which has a flat bar to lock into the end of the cams and a timing pin to find TDC, you screw the pin through the block and it locates onto the crank.
Water pump is worth changing also along with Aux belt. One thing to note is that the VVT is very sensitive to change, if you do not loosen the cam pulleys when timing up the engine you will get a MIL light on the dash. this is because the belt will have stretched and the VVT will throw up a VVT advanced fault. Good luck
p.s It worth getting a cam cover gasket too as you have to remove this and they tend to leak if not changed. DO NOT use the flat bar inserted in the end of the cams of the locking pin to hold them into position when loosening the cam pulleys, use a 19mm spanner on the flats cast into the cams otherwise you will shear the ears off the end of the cams.

phil_focus

as Speno said.

get a cam belt kit which includes belt pullies and tensioner
timing kit to hold it all in place
water pump
aux belt
cam cover gasket

and do an oil and filter change while your at it and plugs if they need doing and air filter

Rob Anderson

Cool.

Had bought an after market timing belt and was gonna buy pulley & tensioner if required. However, think I will just get a kit along with the water pump and gasket as you guys have said above. I have a service kit ready to go in too.

Have decent relationship with a good garage who does the work on the car and simply charges my minimal labour cost as I supply parts etc. Booked in for 07 May so will feedback the outcome.

Thanks

phil_focus

awsome, sounds good to me that.

i'm sure the garage will be more than capable of doing the lot. the difficult bit i found with my 2l zetec is supporting the engine as you have to remove the engine mount and then wiggle it down to get 1 frigin bolt out

phil_focus

can someone delete this please its gone in the wrong place, ta