Just replaced my factory original timing belt after 16 years and 177k haha It was still in operational condition, but had a few cracks developing and the water pump was weeping in the same place as this one, with a lot of dried coolant starting to build up below it... The cam chain rattles for roughly one second on start up, but I've heard this is relatively normal. I will add that the timing belts pretty much never fail in these. They have a rare occurrence where the belt will strip the teeth, but this is caused by the hp fuel pump locking up on the opposite end of the camshaft.
Great video. Clear, concise and no 12 minute preamble like some channels. This is the 1st clip I've watched from this channel and I've subbed as a result, keep up the good work mate 👍
Hi Baz I have a leaky front crank seal is there much more work involved after timing belt is removed, crank pulley pulls off easy enough from my experience, love the content keep it up 😊
Don’t worry, you’ll see the Peugeot/Citroen TU 1.1 and 1.4s, I’ve had the belts break lots of times, one time I got away Scot free without bending the valves but the head gasket did fail a few thousand miles later
How did you get the crankshaft pulley bolt off? .. I've read some horror stories about that snapping off in the block.. .Now I'm paranoid it's gonna happen to me when I do this in a couple weeks time.
howzit Baz, nice one i have been wondering here, my Ford Focus tdci need a foot on the gas pedal to idle otherwise its wont idle instead it will die could it be the timing being off?
tried heat &air wrench pully bolt wont move .thinking if i put car in gear break on will i get away with not having lock fly wheel up or is that asking for trouble?
