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Model specific boards => Golf mk4 => Topic started by: shaft69 on 16 May 2012, 20:20

Title: cambelt!!!
Post by: shaft69 on 16 May 2012, 20:20
Done mine today with water pump easy but that dreaded engine mount took an hour to get back in. Bloody nitemare, took 4hrs in all. Cambelt i took off looked new just didn't have time when previous owner had it done. Better safe than sorry, ended only paying £80 for genuine belt and pump.
Title: Re: cambelt!!!
Post by: richw911 on 16 May 2012, 20:22
Done mine today with water pump easy but that dreaded engine mount took an hour to get back in. Bloody nitemare, took 4hrs in all. Cambelt i took off looked new just didn't have time when previous owner had it done. Better safe than sorry, ended only paying £80 for genuine belt and pump.

Great work :afro:
Title: Re: cambelt!!!
Post by: shaft69 on 16 May 2012, 20:27
Thanks rich on a course as well BMW let me use workshop as we finished for day early, slipped over to in all anti freeze.  :grin:
Title: Re: cambelt!!!
Post by: richw911 on 16 May 2012, 20:29
Thanks rich on a course as well BMW let me use workshop as we finished for day early, slipped over to in all anti freeze.  :grin:

 :grin: are you a mechanic then?  :smiley:
Title: Re: cambelt!!!
Post by: shaft69 on 16 May 2012, 22:28
Ye i'm suppose to be senior BMW tech, didn't look like today with all swearing i was doing trying get that engine mount in.  :grin:
Title: Re: cambelt!!!
Post by: richw911 on 16 May 2012, 22:30
Ye i'm suppose to be senior BMW tech, didn't look like today with all swearing i was doing trying get that engine mount in.  :grin:

lol  :grin:
Title: Re: cambelt!!!
Post by: Chris. on 17 May 2012, 22:07
Dropping the engine right down is how I do it.  Or sometimes right up.  Depends what other crap is in the way.
Title: Re: cambelt!!!
Post by: shaft69 on 17 May 2012, 22:11
Was trying both couldn't get it out 1st took ages kept catching aircon pipe then done something with ramp and it fell out. Then couldn't get it back in never doing one again pay someone do next time. my mate said he'd do it for £100 he's audi tech done loads.
Title: Re: cambelt!!!
Post by: rockmonkey69 on 18 May 2012, 00:34
The more 20vt cam belts I do the more I appreciate working on my own car! It's so much easier to work in my bay, this is how it's looked for the last year:

(http://i1087.photobucket.com/albums/j471/6rockmonkey9/photo-112.jpg)

Admittedly the engine mounts need changing, I'm already looking at a set of vf engineering mounts before anyone points out how crusty these ones are - I'm considering going for a different look.
Title: Re: cambelt!!!
Post by: harlemex on 18 May 2012, 00:41
Is that an atmospheric dump valve I can see?  :rolleyes:
Title: Re: cambelt!!!
Post by: rockmonkey69 on 18 May 2012, 00:47
Is that an atmospheric dump valve I can see?  :rolleyes:

It's a forge 007, at any rate; if one wished to run an atmospheric dump valve on me7.5 it's not a problem if they went for a m.a.p based remap. Just wouldn't be advisable for myself as this is my daily car.
Title: Re: cambelt!!!
Post by: shaft69 on 18 May 2012, 11:39
There a lot more pipes by my engine mounting!!! Looks nice and tidy without all pipes, Lots more to be removed yet and lots new parts also.
Title: Re: cambelt!!!
Post by: harlemex on 18 May 2012, 17:56
Is that an atmospheric dump valve I can see?  :rolleyes:

It's a forge 007, at any rate; if one wished to run an atmospheric dump valve on me7.5 it's not a problem if they went for a m.a.p based remap. Just wouldn't be advisable for myself as this is my daily car.
your engine bay looks really nice by the way.  :cool:
Title: Re: cambelt!!!
Post by: rockmonkey69 on 19 May 2012, 02:36
Is that an atmospheric dump valve I can see?  :rolleyes:

It's a forge 007, at any rate; if one wished to run an atmospheric dump valve on me7.5 it's not a problem if they went for a m.a.p based remap. Just wouldn't be advisable for myself as this is my daily car.
your engine bay looks really nice by the way.  :cool:

Much obliged, it needs a bit of work doing to it but I've just been putting it off.