PaulW
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Registered: 26th Jan 03
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is it worth doing the idlers too??
Engine was new 12k ago, not been touched since...
Also doing aux. drive belt too.
Any problems I might come across?? Will be done with engine in the car...
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Siberia
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Registered: 9th Oct 03
Location: Leprechaun Land Drives : Zafira GSI
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belt dont really need be done after 12k....
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PaulW
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Registered: 26th Jan 03
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always used to do belts on my 8v at 10k intervals...
always play it safe 
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Siberia
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probably more chance of you forgetting to tighen something up while doing it...... than it snapping
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PaulW
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Registered: 26th Jan 03
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nah I always go over each bolt about 3 times checking & make a lil check list of what bolts I've undone & where there located
how sad 
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Siberia
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better to be safe than-->
will this be your first DOHC? if so... i bet you wont be changing it again in 8-10k's time
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PaulW
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yes my first ever DOHC  not lookin forward to it as it is
Gona do it all over 2 days, oil flush/change, coolant flush/change, timing belt, aux belt...
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Ojc
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Rather you than me.
Get some metal rollers from SBD while your at it.
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PaulW
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Can't afford to get them this month as I'm skint skint skint!
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Dave A
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Registered: 10th Dec 03
Location: County Durham
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SBD metal rollers are only a few quid more than standard ones!
might as well change the belt, tensioner, and rollers while ur there tho.
belt changes are a piece of piss, dont be worried bout it just get the spanners out.
as long as u line up the marks on the cam pulleys, crank pulley and tensioner, not much else to it!
remember to give the engine a few turns over by hand, then check the alignment again tho
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James R
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Only advice is to put the belt round everythign but the inlet pulley then wind on the crank off the exhaust pulley to give you as much slack in the blet to slip on the belt over the inlet side, it's a right bugger and you'll see claret no doubt.
then triple check timing,
Also when setting tension set it then wind the engine 1/2 a turn set again, and then crank it round a few times (by hand) and check again, takes a few times to sort it.
Oh and lastly remeber to take the plugs out, makes life soooo much easier.
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AJBek
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Registered: 31st Jul 02
Location: Ayrshire
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for the auxillary drive belt you need to remove an engine mount to get it out, either that or remove the PAS pump (I assume you have PAS). Really stupid design.
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Adam-D
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Registered: 11th May 02
Location: Cheshire
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do the whole lot in 1 go then its pice of mind also if you use a vaux belt it has a gaurauntee no matter who fitted it? id check that but its what i thought they said to me
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