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Omega Help Area => Omega General Help => Topic started by: mhwest on 03 July 2012, 20:24:08

Title: Cam Kits
Post by: mhwest on 03 July 2012, 20:24:08

HI lads
 Looking for Cam belt kit and water pumps that are not Vauxhall make, a bit pricey  even with vauxhall club card so looking for a reliable make to replace them, there seems quite a few makes on the market any news would help thanks ;)

Title: Re: Cam Kits
Post by: TheBoy on 03 July 2012, 20:49:04

Contitech or Gates will be quality kits with SKF bearings, and a lot cheaper

Title: Re: Cam Kits
Post by: noel on 03 July 2012, 21:02:39

never tried contitech but have a gates fitted to mine :y

Title: Re: Cam Kits
Post by: mhwest on 03 July 2012, 22:05:06

Thanks will buy at a later date but soon have bought timing tool and other bits all add up, belt is priority as no info when last done  :y

Title: Re: Cam Kits
Post by: noel on 03 July 2012, 22:28:14

Quote from: mhwest on 03 July 2012, 22:05:06

Thanks will buy at a later date but soon have bought timing tool and other bits all add up, belt is priority as no info when last done  :y

make sure tensioners are replaced as well as it is them that seem to fail, some members also change water pump at same time (just to be safe ) :y

Title: Re: Cam Kits
Post by: dbug on 04 July 2012, 01:59:56

Contitech kits good - get from Buypartsby (http://www.buypartsby.co.uk/)

Title: Re: Cam Kits
Post by: biggriffin on 04 July 2012, 07:35:59

 got mine from herehttp://www.autovaux.co.uk/LoadPortal.aspx?tabid=2 :y (http://www.autovaux.co.uk/LoadPortal.aspx?tabid=2 :y)
  OE spec kit and nice people to deal with :y

Title: Re: Cam Kits
Post by: jonathanh on 04 July 2012, 16:59:06

Quote from: noel on 03 July 2012, 22:28:14

Quote from: mhwest on 03 July 2012, 22:05:06

Thanks will buy at a later date but soon have bought timing tool and other bits all add up, belt is priority as no info when last done  :y

make sure tensioners are replaced as well as it is them that seem to fail, some members also change water pump at same time (just to be safe ) :y

4 pot then essential to look at the waterpump as a failure there throws the belt off.  For normal size engines it is not essential - WP is aux belt driven

Title: Re: Cam Kits
Post by: mhwest on 04 July 2012, 21:07:08

Did a cam belt change a number of years ago on a 2.5 CDX, ring spanner was a straight one so could do with a crank one for ease but not sure which one it was , it is the one that fits the guide roller adjusters so need size before starting job, the car is also a 2.5 facelift model

Title: Re: Cam Kits
Post by: dbug on 04 July 2012, 21:47:03

Quote from: mhwest on 04 July 2012, 21:07:08

Did a cam belt change a number of years ago on a 2.5 CDX, ring spanner was a straight one so could do with a crank one for ease but not sure which one it was , it is the one that fits the guide roller adjusters so need size before starting job, the car is also a 2.5 facelift model

30mm cranke ring spanner ;)

Title: Re: Cam Kits
Post by: flyer 0712 on 04 July 2012, 22:04:46

As said...i always replace..belt..tensioner  ...water pump on my 2.2 to be safe  :y

Title: Re: Cam Kits
Post by: mhwest on 04 July 2012, 22:53:29

Thanks again I will use full kit and new water pump spanner was the issue as I have a number of large ring ones but could not remember which one it was,it was at the time not ideal so will buy another with a good crank on it :ywill have a go in a couple of weeks garage seems a bit tighter must be the facelift bumpers ???