engine making a weird sound today! anyone know what it could be?

[whileoceanasleeps]

I know this aint helpful but love your sound effects lolsss. Wew wew wew wew

ha you're welcome. maybe ill record an album!

[thai-wronghorse]

Replace it mate,  never cut corners in this area of the bay or it bite you back hard.

[whileoceanasleeps]

good plan, i've ordered a new tensioner and cambelt while im in there.. i'd always thought changing a cambelt would be a hard job but when you do it it's so easy! the thought of some things is way bigger than the task...

[thai-wronghorse]

good plan, i've ordered a new tensioner and cambelt while im in there.. i'd always thought changing a cambelt would be a hard job but when you do it it's so easy! the thought of some things is way bigger than the task...

Totally agree mate,  I was really nervous about changing the one on my 16v a couple of years ago but did my research and purchased the proper tensioner tool and it was plain sailing really.  In the past cambelts were the only thing I really got a garage to change as peace of mind but sod paying them to do it ever again.

[whileoceanasleeps]

right made myself a little tensioner tool


my only question is how do I know how much to tighten the cambelt? don't wanna over tighten.

[Gavv8]

Worth doing the water pump while your in there too.

[thai-wronghorse]

Automatic tensioners can only go round as far as the lug allows,  just pull it round until it stops and tighten it up.

+ 1 on the water pump,  they only cost about £20 and you'll have everything off out of way to do it.

[whileoceanasleeps]

ok ill go with your advice!! most of them are about £35 on eBay, saw this for £20 tho, is the part I need to get for my valver? cheers

http://bit.ly/18rocRX

[Gavv8]

Europarts do them for about that price too and you'll get 25% off when the code starts working again.

[gazareth]

do the timing belt tensioners not have a pointer and notch set up???