Omega Owners Forum
Chat Area => General Car Chat => Topic started by: Varche on 25 May 2012, 16:59:31
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My Suzuki Vitara has this engine and will need its cambelt changed ,according to the information I have gathered, in about 10k miles.
I have tried looking for a suitable forum. The English language forums don't cover this diesel engine, which whilst popular in Spain was never fitted to UK or USA spec Vitaras.
So I am left looking for a forum that is as helpful as the OOF!! ;D
Which one though? Citroen? Peugeot? Can anyone recommend a good preferably free to join forum? :y
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Take your pick as they all use the same Hdi engine but of course they are all transverse mounted
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hi varche what do you need to know :y
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Well I guess I have the DW10 engine. But it is a guess
Interval for cambelt change (is it a so many years or x thousand miles, whichever happens first)? Are there myths like VX saying 80k for Omega cambelt change when in actual fact it is 4 years or 40k miles.
Plus if I do it myself (looking at it it looks a sight easier than the Omega V6 which I managed -using OOF info of course including the DVD!) do I need special locking tools.
What belts/kits (change tensioner if it has one) are recommended?
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lol if its spanish built you could be lucky!! and just change it and tension using the 90 degree rule of thumb,
however most HDI, puegot/renault/citroen, nowadays say it must be tensioned using a hertz meter,
or they wont guarantee the life of the belt,
spanish built just use 90 rule!!
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Give me a RWD GM V6 cambelt change any day over that transverse mounted pain in the rear French rubbish :D
In all seriousness, I did my DW10 cambelt on my HDi 110 406 a few years ago. Wasn't difficult, just take your time.
If it's out of warranty, the 90deg tension rule will work fine :y
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Well I guess I have the DW10 engine. But it is a guess
Interval for cambelt change (is it a so many years or x thousand miles, whichever happens first)? Are there myths like VX saying 80k for Omega cambelt change when in actual fact it is 4 years or 40k miles.
Plus if I do it myself (looking at it it looks a sight easier than the Omega V6 which I managed -using OOF info of course including the DVD!) do I need special locking tools.
What belts/kits (change tensioner if it has one) are recommended?
Change interval is(2005) 90k normal and 72k under adverse conditions(whatever they are !),that motor should have a complete kit and water pump changed at the same time, Hdi engine codes are RHW/RHZ
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many thanks.
I'll get planning but hopefully it won't be till next Spring. 8)
Maybe adverse conditions is stop start towing a loaded trailer in low 4x4 around a hillside (every day for last month!) ;D ;D ;D