im pretty sure they are 13cms, thats just by eye though, ill get the tape measure out tommorrow, got the whole pod out today, a screwdriver did the trick, snapped one of the little clips but there is about six so one wont hurt, they dont move much anyway!
complely unrelated question now but, i had the cam belt done when i first got the car and afterwards it made like a constant, but not rythmic squeaking/grinding noise it was like very fast intermittant bursts and it got worse as the car/belt warmed up and continued all through the rev range ( not that i revved it that high as i didnt want to mess it up good, but it wasnt just on tickover!) i took it back to where i had it done and was told the noise would go away after 100 or so miles as the belt needed to wear in and slacken a bit. sure enough it did go away, ive done max 2000 miles since then and today the exact same noise returned, on tickover but went almost as soon as i got in the car to drive off. it sounds like its coming from the bottom of the cambelt, water pump kind of area ( at least it is on a renault!) any ideas, the belt does kind of look worn again but he said he did the pullys and tensioners so it shouldnt be. got 12 months warranty anyway so im kind of hoping it does snap! brand new engine for me!! na i doubt it, probably just a new belt, but ill have no engine!
