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A little help needed please...
Dirty Gertie:
Any idea what time/s you'll be passing this way Steve? I have to work in Cov 10.00 til 5.30 tomorrow.
Xtremeteam:
sweet,if its a 1400 petrol "should" be an 8 valver which "normally" dont do any damage when the belt goes,
Dirty Gertie:
Hmmm, I'm getting REALLY confuzzled now!! So many engine variants, special tools, I've been told I'm BOUND to have bent valve stems, now that I might have escaped - :shock: right now I'm thinking phoning a garage and getting them to do it might be the lesser headache!!
Dr Neil:
when are you fixing it Janie??
might be worth just itting the new pump and belt and starting it up, if it runs o.k then nowts bent. as far as i can remember they don't do damage if your lucky. Are you fixing it at your house??
Range Rover Blues:
If it's the standard Vauxhall 8-valve overhead cam engine, and I suspect it is, the cam followers are designed to snap therfore preventing valve damage, so it's easier to fix :D
As a bonus it's possible you don't have to remove the crank pulley bolt at all, on my Cavalier the alternator belt pulley bolts to the timing belt sprocket with 4 small bolts, the big one in the middle I think you can leave. If it does have to come off I'm sure you can get at the bolt with the car still on 4 wheels, if you have enough extensions. Put it in 5th and you can remove it on your own.
I'd suggest a Haynes manual though, just to be sure, they're actualy quite good for the Astra :wink:
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