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Offline shaft69

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cambelt!!!
« 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.
MK4 1.8t bored/stroked 2.0lt AEG crank, 83mm supertech pistons, intergrated rods, ACL race brgs, Flowed large port head, Supertech valves, All ARP bolts, GTX2871r turbo, Tial wastegate, 3" pipewerx dp, REVO stage 3 tune, Direct port water meth, MORE TO COME!!! Ready to go racing
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Re: cambelt!!!
« Reply #1 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:

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Re: cambelt!!!
« Reply #2 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:
MK4 1.8t bored/stroked 2.0lt AEG crank, 83mm supertech pistons, intergrated rods, ACL race brgs, Flowed large port head, Supertech valves, All ARP bolts, GTX2871r turbo, Tial wastegate, 3" pipewerx dp, REVO stage 3 tune, Direct port water meth, MORE TO COME!!! Ready to go racing
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Re: cambelt!!!
« Reply #3 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:

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Re: cambelt!!!
« Reply #4 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:
MK4 1.8t bored/stroked 2.0lt AEG crank, 83mm supertech pistons, intergrated rods, ACL race brgs, Flowed large port head, Supertech valves, All ARP bolts, GTX2871r turbo, Tial wastegate, 3" pipewerx dp, REVO stage 3 tune, Direct port water meth, MORE TO COME!!! Ready to go racing
Owner of bndynamix ltd. BMW and mini specialist
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Re: cambelt!!!
« Reply #5 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:

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Re: cambelt!!!
« Reply #6 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.

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Re: cambelt!!!
« Reply #7 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.
MK4 1.8t bored/stroked 2.0lt AEG crank, 83mm supertech pistons, intergrated rods, ACL race brgs, Flowed large port head, Supertech valves, All ARP bolts, GTX2871r turbo, Tial wastegate, 3" pipewerx dp, REVO stage 3 tune, Direct port water meth, MORE TO COME!!! Ready to go racing
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Re: cambelt!!!
« Reply #8 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:



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.
« Last Edit: 18 May 2012, 00:40 by rockmonkey69 »

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Re: cambelt!!!
« Reply #9 on: 18 May 2012, 00:41 »
Is that an atmospheric dump valve I can see?  :rolleyes: