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[Kevin Wood]

Well done

Glad it's OK. Big sigh of relief!

Kevin

[Marks DTM Calib]

Good job....see, you can change a cam belt!

[Kevin Wood]

Some of you mentioned that the noise could have been caused me cranking over the engine by hand far too many times and thus drawing oil out of the lifters.

Just to pick on something you said here, I wouldn't discourage anyone from turning the engine over by hand as much as is required to satisfy themselves that everything is timed up OK. Better to do this than to start it with incorrect timing.

The issue with the lifters is that, when the engine stops normally, maybe only 1 or 2 pairs of followers are under compression against the valve springs. They probably lose a little oil and rattle for a second or two at start-up as they refill. When you turn the engine by hand, each follower gets a fair amount of time under compression so all 24 will have "leaked down" a little. This makes a much more formidable racket at start-up and it takes a little longer of the whole lot to refill.

As long as the engine isn't revved hard before the lifters refill it does no harm.

Kevin

[Matchless]

You can breathe again now  
Glad it wasnt anything more serious, its amazing how paranoid we get about noises when we have had something in bits.

[The Cambelt Kid]

Boy am i a happy chappy!  

Mark - Does this mean i can joint the V6 hall of fame?  8-)  Even if i did poop my pants while doing the belt...  

Also i think i've found a lead for your LPG kit, Jia @ Micromise called yesterday and said it may be made/installed by http://www.nicholsonmclaren.com  he said you'd be lucky to get a cable for it, but at least its a start!

Cheers
M

[TheBoy]

Thats fabulous news Marc

You're now the cambelt kid

[The Cambelt Kid]

Thats fabulous news Marc

You're now the cambelt kid

Things like this make me realise exactly how precise and complex the modern combustion engine is, even more so for the V6.  I recall my dad replacing and skimming his Volvo head a few years and to think that was a single cam 8 valve 2.4, not the 24 valve monsters most of us drive.  To think 6 thou of an inch would cause running issues is crazy!
Anyway thanks once again chaps, i’m the happiest man on OOF right now!

Cheers
The cambelt kid!

[Golfbuddy]

Like the name change. Sounds like you've earned it.  

[Kevin Wood]

Things like this make me realise exactly how precise and complex the modern combustion engine is

You need to watch this. Shame it's only a 4 pot though.

http://www.spikedhumor.com/articles/128561/3D_Engine_Assembly_and_Operation.html

Let me know at what time you correctly identify the type of engine . I thought I had it 30 seconds in but then the timing chain appeared and my choice had a belt :-/ Finally got it at about a minute.

Kevin