Anyone fancy giving me a hand with my cambelt?

[Mitching]

Need my cambelt doing (over due  ) and would rather try having a go at it myself rather than paying a garage to do it, I need to get more stuck in and build my mechanical confidence and knowledge.

But I'm not quite confident doing it all by myself so I was wondering if there's anyone on here that's fairly local to me (Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire) that's done a cambelt before and knows what their doing enough to help me out and make sure I don't make a complete f**k up of it?

I can offer petrol/beer money and supply a steady flow of tea and bacon or whatever 

[Mr Blue]

I'm washing my hair.

[Mitching]

 
Just the one hair?
 

[Steve_B]

What engine is it?

[Mr Blue]

8v digi.

TBH I'd leave it. If the belt snaps it won't get damaged anyway 

[Mitching]

8v digi.

TBH I'd leave it. If the belt snaps it won't get damaged anyway 

I think that's reassuring! 
I found mixed quotes online when trying to find if it's an interference engine or not.
I'll see how it goes, not had  trip in a flatbed for a while! 

I got the new belt and tensioner ready to go on, I think the bit I'm least looking forward to is getting the timing right.

[Sam]

Just mark everything with tipex and your sorted

[danny_p]

loads of bloody big dots to line up.  just need a timig gun to redo ignition as most ppl ang garages cant be arsed to do the itermediate shaft to the marks and just scew the dizzy

[clipperjay]

An old trick we do is cut the old one in half slide the new one half on to the cogs then cut off the old one then fully push over the new belt nor miss alignment occurs and timming marks have not been disturbed?

[oakgreener]

Make sure you turn the engine over by hand, loosen the plugs, before you go for a start up.