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Title: Cam Belts
Post by: Elite Pete on 27 October 2006, 19:05:45

Ive just had various quotes to have the Alfas cam belt and tensioners done. From a main dealer over £1000 :o and from a specialist £450 :o so the Omegas are not that expensive after all.

Anyone fancy a crack at an Alfa Cambelt ::)

Title: Re: Cam Belts
Post by: Admin on 27 October 2006, 19:26:33

What, the V6??

Not a chance thanks mate. Absolute  :-X of a job!

For that engine though, you can forgive it!  :D

Title: Re: Cam Belts
Post by: Markie on 27 October 2006, 19:30:52

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What, the V6??

Not a chance thanks mate. Absolute  :-X of a job!

For that engine though, you can forgive it!  :D

what makes it so Difficult guys ? engine out job or something ?

Title: Re: Cam Belts
Post by: STMO123 on 27 October 2006, 19:50:33

When these engines are designed, dont they ever consider the fact that some poor bast**d is going to have to work on them someday. Roll on the day day when cars become cheap consumables that get slung after about 20000 miles :(

Title: Re: Cam Belts
Post by: Elite Pete on 27 October 2006, 20:08:31

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What, the V6??

Not a chance thanks mate. Absolute  :-X of a job!

For that engine though, you can forgive it!  :D

I wish it was the V6 the quote was for the 2ltr Twin Spark :'(

Title: Re: Cam Belts
Post by: Admin on 27 October 2006, 21:50:24

What?? Those prices for the 4 cylinder lump!  :o

It is a swine to do as the engine is mounted the wrong way and the front of the engine is mounted too damn close to the drivers wing making access... challenging!

But those price for doing a twin cam are silly!

Title: Re: Cam Belts
Post by: PaulW on 27 October 2006, 22:03:00

Pete - give Kev a call (bloke I know & has done plenty work for me)

45072

He's up in rudheath, on edward street!  Did the cambelt & idlers on my meega for £216 so it shouldnt be much hopefully for the alfa!

Title: Re: Cam Belts
Post by: omegaV6CD on 27 October 2006, 23:34:00

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Ive just had various quotes to have the Alfas cam belt and tensioners done. From a main dealer over £1000 :o and from a specialist £450 :o so the Omegas are not that expensive after all.

Anyone fancy a crack at an Alfa Cambelt ::)

THere is a huide one one of the Car mechanics magazines on how to. I will search tomorrow and if i can find it i will post it to u. It is pretty easy, of course you will need a full set which is cambelt roller tensioner, balancer shaft belt and cam variator and rocker gasket.

Title: Re: Cam Belts
Post by: Elite Pete on 28 October 2006, 00:33:22

Cheers Fellas

Paul im in Rudheath so I will call him on Monday, Thanks :y

Title: Re: Cam Belts
Post by: sounds2k on 28 October 2006, 15:10:45

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THere is a huide one one of the Car mechanics magazines on how to. I will search tomorrow and if i can find it i will post it to u. It is pretty easy, of course you will need a full set which is cambelt roller tensioner, balancer shaft belt and cam variator and rocker gasket.

yep, car mechanics mag, may 2006, page 52 ... trouble is that's for the V6 and Pete's is a 2.0 ...

Title: Re: Cam Belts
Post by: PaulW on 01 November 2006, 21:19:14

bttt

did you get a quote pete??

Title: Re: Cam Belts
Post by: Elite Pete on 02 November 2006, 08:21:37

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bttt

did you get a quote pete??

Hi Paul Kev gave me a good quote but you need a special tool to do the job which Kev hasn't got so by the time I have bought the tool it made it almost as expensive as the specialist in Wrectum sorry Wrexham so its booked in there on Monday morning.