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Chat Area => General Car Chat => Topic started by: elite col on 01 August 2010, 19:06:07
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roughly to change the kit inc tensioner and water pump?
im having a exhaust manifold gasket changed at same time
thanks
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Takes me about 90mins to do cambelt and pump, without rushing.
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Takes me about 90mins to do cambelt and pump, without rushing.
But you've done loads. As with all things, you get quicker with experience, you don't have to think what to do next or how this does that or how that does this.
I'd suggest a morning or afternoon if you've never done one before.
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takes longer without the tools...
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Deffo worth getting the cambelt video 1st.
My mate has his own idea's about doing quad cam belts, then I showed him the DVD I bought from the shop, he suddenly agreed his way was a nono, and said the DVD was excellent and pretty straight foreward.
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Takes me about 90mins to do cambelt and pump, without rushing.
But you've done loads. As with all things, you get quicker with experience, you don't have to think what to do next or how this does that or how that does this.
I'd suggest a morning or afternoon if you've never done one before.
Agree with Mr B, for once.
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Realistically I would say 3 to 4 hours by the time you've checked and double checked, just take your time ;)
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Takes me about 90mins to do cambelt and pump, without rushing.
But you've done loads. As with all things, you get quicker with experience, you don't have to think what to do next or how this does that or how that does this.
I'd suggest a morning or afternoon if you've never done one before.
Agree with Mr B, for once.
you know it makes sense ;) ;) ;) ;)
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Takes me about 90mins to do cambelt and pump, without rushing.
I would like to see you do it in that time without rushing... In fact Newent is coming up perhaps you could show us ::)
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Takes me about 90mins to do cambelt and pump, without rushing.
I would like to see you do it in that time without rushing ::)
Rushing is watching Master do it (with pump) in under an hour :o. I did one myself in under an hour a few weeks ago, but no pump on that one. I've also spent 4hrs doing one that just wasn't playing.
If there is a brew and a bacon butty on hand, that adds 30mins ;D ;D ;D
Now, v6 thermostats, they take me hours - I was in awe when I saw you do one, and hopefully I paid enough attention, as that 3.2 needs a new one :'(
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And to this day, I still haven't done a cambelt on my own Omegas :o
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Takes me about 90mins to do cambelt and pump, without rushing.
I would like to see you do it in that time without rushing ::)
Rushing is watching Master do it (with pump) in under an hour :o. I did one myself in under an hour a few weeks ago, but no pump on that one. I've also spent 4hrs doing one that just wasn't playing.
If there is a brew and a bacon butty on hand, that adds 30mins ;D ;D ;D
Now, v6 thermostats, they take me hours - I was in awe when I saw you do one, and hopefully I paid enough attention, as that 3.2 needs a new one :'(
But if you change the Water Pump, you then need to put in the Coolant, then also run up the car to temperature getting the airlocks out ;D ;D ;D much longer than 90mins :P :P :P
I will help you again mate when I see you that isn't a problem. Do you have the Thermostat & Transfer Pipe??
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Takes me about 90mins to do cambelt and pump, without rushing.
I would like to see you do it in that time without rushing ::)
Rushing is watching Master do it (with pump) in under an hour :o. I did one myself in under an hour a few weeks ago, but no pump on that one. I've also spent 4hrs doing one that just wasn't playing.
If there is a brew and a bacon butty on hand, that adds 30mins ;D ;D ;D
Now, v6 thermostats, they take me hours - I was in awe when I saw you do one, and hopefully I paid enough attention, as that 3.2 needs a new one :'(
But if you change the Water Pump, you then need to put in the Coolant, then also run up the car to temperature getting the airlocks out ;D ;D ;D much longer than 90mins :P :P :P
I will help you again mate when I see you that isn't a problem. Do you have the Thermostat & Transfer Pipe??
I need to buy another stat (gave away the one we fitted to Goldie).
Worth buying a transfer pipe, or reckon I can manage not to bugger it up :o
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Takes me about 90mins to do cambelt and pump, without rushing.
I would like to see you do it in that time without rushing ::)
Rushing is watching Master do it (with pump) in under an hour :o. I did one myself in under an hour a few weeks ago, but no pump on that one. I've also spent 4hrs doing one that just wasn't playing.
If there is a brew and a bacon butty on hand, that adds 30mins ;D ;D ;D
Now, v6 thermostats, they take me hours - I was in awe when I saw you do one, and hopefully I paid enough attention, as that 3.2 needs a new one :'(
But if you change the Water Pump, you then need to put in the Coolant, then also run up the car to temperature getting the airlocks out ;D ;D ;D much longer than 90mins :P :P :P
I will help you again mate when I see you that isn't a problem. Do you have the Thermostat & Transfer Pipe??
I need to buy another stat (gave away the one we fitted to Goldie).
Worth buying a transfer pipe, or reckon I can manage not to bugger it up :o
I've got one you can have, i'll take it to Newent ;)
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Takes me about 90mins to do cambelt and pump, without rushing.
I would like to see you do it in that time without rushing ::)
Rushing is watching Master do it (with pump) in under an hour :o. I did one myself in under an hour a few weeks ago, but no pump on that one. I've also spent 4hrs doing one that just wasn't playing.
If there is a brew and a bacon butty on hand, that adds 30mins ;D ;D ;D
Now, v6 thermostats, they take me hours - I was in awe when I saw you do one, and hopefully I paid enough attention, as that 3.2 needs a new one :'(
But if you change the Water Pump, you then need to put in the Coolant, then also run up the car to temperature getting the airlocks out ;D ;D ;D much longer than 90mins :P :P :P
I will help you again mate when I see you that isn't a problem. Do you have the Thermostat & Transfer Pipe??
I need to buy another stat (gave away the one we fitted to Goldie).
Worth buying a transfer pipe, or reckon I can manage not to bugger it up :o
I've got one you can have, i'll take it to Newent ;)
I *may* already have one :y
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thanks for replies,i have a slight oil leak too,are the breathers and rocker gaskets easy enough once your in there anyway?
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thanks for replies,i have a slight oil leak too,are the breathers and rocker gaskets easy enough once your in there anyway?
The Plenum has to come off to do the Cambelt (unless its the early short plenum) anyway so your a quarter of the way there :y
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And to this day, I still haven't done a cambelt on my own Omegas :o
That's because you break yours before the belt needs changing! :D ;D ;D ;) (hang on while I check my post count ::))
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(gave away the one we fitted to Goldie).
& very gratefully received it was too ::). The one it replaced was an absolute pig to remove & I had expert help with me. I also had to cut the hose off the end of the xfer pipe as there is no way it was coming off. The new hose came with a plastic meshed coating over most of its length. Whats the purpose of that?