timing up cam belt

[jonnyb]

can anyone tell me how to time up the cam belt on my astra 1.4 mk3 so if u can help me that would be great

 

[pgarner]

have you checked a haynes manual ?
sorry not much help i know

 

[obi_waynne]

I'd say you need to be reasonably compentant to change a cam belt. If you get the teeth even slightly out you will have problems. It took 2 of us to do the cambelt on an S6 the Vauxhalls are a little easier than this but there is still plenty of scope for error.

 

[vikingcorsa]

is the original cam belt still on or off ?

 

[Stiggy]

if your not compitent doing this its best left to the pro's but if your in need of saving cash make sure you have a hayne's manual to hand and check and then double check and then re-double check each step to make sure its right, i made that mistake, i let my dad help because he said he had done hundreds of them in his time when in fact he had forgoten how, i didnt think to double check his work on the belt and when we turned it over it was time to get a loan for my second engine to go in

 

[MasterAuron]

Second engine? Surely it would just need the head rebuilding at most? (£150 if you supply your own valves).

 

[Stiggy]

i looked into that at the time and it had somehow buggered the big end as well, not sure how but it did, oh well that was like two years ago

 

[vikingcorsa]

just replaced the head on my corsa 1.2 ,8 valve .removed donor head from dismantlers srtipped it down .checked valve guides which where better than the ones i was replacing.lapped valves etc etc.If you are carefull it is not too difficult a job.donor head princely sum of £40.and a new head gasket fitted.

 

[MasterAuron]

True it's possible to do yourself and not very difficult, but it is time consuming and not overly expensive for a full refurb so I'd rather pay some other mug to do it and get a shiny as new head back