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Re: 3.2 cambelt when?
« Reply #15 on: 23 July 2009, 23:41:46 »
west coker is very close( 6 mile) if you have the time ive got the tea and coffee, food etc, and ill take it easy till then. how is the tension worked out?
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Re: 3.2 cambelt when?
« Reply #16 on: 23 July 2009, 23:47:09 »
As I said .. I've never done the job or seen the DVD ... I'll be in West Coker for a meeting so would only be able to drop the kit off. If you can get a kit from elsewhere and do the job sooner I would strongly advise that .. at 6000 miles overdue you are into borrowed time and the result could be horrible .. :(
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Re: 3.2 cambelt when?
« Reply #17 on: 23 July 2009, 23:51:22 »
i dread having to take it vauxhall but it might be cheaper than buying the tools, sometimes they do suprize me, they are expensive on some things but stupidly cheap on others!
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Re: 3.2 cambelt when?
« Reply #18 on: 23 July 2009, 23:53:40 »
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i dread having to take it vauxhall but it might be cheaper than buying the tools, sometimes they do suprize me, they are expensive on some things but stupidly cheap on others!


Vauxhall will take your pants down then grease you up   :( not much change out off £600 for cambelt kit & water pump I'm afraid :o
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Re: 3.2 cambelt when?
« Reply #19 on: 23 July 2009, 23:58:16 »
dont want that to happen really, right myself it is. i aint worried about locking it( but it is handy, if not line all the marks up). its the tension im worried about is it the same still 90 degree twist on the longest run????
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Re: 3.2 cambelt when?
« Reply #20 on: 24 July 2009, 00:01:03 »
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dont want that to happen really, right myself it is. i aint worried about locking it( but it is handy, if not line all the marks up). its the tension im worried about is it the same still 90 degree twist on the longest run????

If you don't use the proper locking kit you are asking for trouble mate :-?
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Re: 3.2 cambelt when?
« Reply #21 on: 24 July 2009, 00:02:17 »
sh***t not like the 1.6 16v motor then?
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Re: 3.2 cambelt when?
« Reply #22 on: 24 July 2009, 00:02:27 »
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dont want that to happen really, right myself it is. i aint worried about locking it( but it is handy, if not line all the marks up). its the tension im worried about is it the same still 90 degree twist on the longest run????

If you don't use the proper locking kit you are asking for trouble mate :-?

Fully agree
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Re: 3.2 cambelt when?
« Reply #23 on: 24 July 2009, 00:06:39 »
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sh***t not like the 1.6 16v motor then?


No totally different. You could end up with bent valves etc if you don't use a locking kit, the same really as if you didn't have it done  :-?
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Re: 3.2 cambelt when?
« Reply #24 on: 24 July 2009, 05:38:39 »
Get the dvd from OOF shop,then either beg/steal/borrow a locking kit or contact Darth Bog Roll or Jamesv6cdx,they are both travelling mechanics who have done lots of v6 cambelts.
wouldnt go near VX personally,apart from the extortionate prices they have been known to get it wrong.
you really need to get this done ASAP,as said your engine is living on borrowed time at the moment,in fact it would be advisable not to use it if you can possibly help it.There are v6 omegas on ebay which go for peanuts quite often because the cambelt/tensioners have let go.
edit, should read darth l o o  k n e e  ::) ;D
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Re: 3.2 cambelt when?
« Reply #25 on: 24 July 2009, 09:15:13 »
There will be more DVDs in the shop by this afternoon, highly recommended :y

As others have said, you cannot do the GM v6 properly without the locking/timing kit, unlike most other engines out there.
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Re: 3.2 cambelt when?
« Reply #26 on: 02 August 2009, 05:07:19 »
right then here goes, got locking kit, got full range of torx, got torque wrench, got the kit, mine is a late engine where the bottom ecentric cam has been replaced with a plain roller. just wait for the large explosion.(anyone got a full set of good valve out there)? i also have from my friendly vx place the range of engine numbers and what kit each uses. was trained as a british steel fitter about two decades ago, so gonna have a go. if it works ill say on here, if it dont ill keep my head down forever!!! :-/
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Re: 3.2 cambelt when?
« Reply #27 on: 02 August 2009, 20:51:04 »
all done! ran about for a while then gave it some beans all seems ok :) ( may explode later on) :(. the tensioner is a pig. locking kit in somerset if anyone needs to borrow it. :y
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Re: 3.2 cambelt when?
« Reply #28 on: 02 August 2009, 20:54:22 »
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all done! ran about for a while then gave it some beans all seems ok :) ( may explode later on) :(. the tensioner is a pig. locking kit in somerset if anyone needs to borrow it. :y

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Re: 3.2 cambelt when?
« Reply #29 on: 02 August 2009, 21:10:06 »
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all done! ran about for a while then gave it some beans all seems ok :) ( may explode later on) :(. the tensioner is a pig. locking kit in somerset if anyone needs to borrow it. :y
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