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Well thought it was about time I tackled a cam belt change ? Never done one In the car and found it a little fiddly but not to bad all seems ok now it's back together and running 
Followed the faqs from here
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 bigbadbowen
Seasoned Pro  Location: Winchester Registered: 21 Nov 2003 Posts: 13,753 Status: Offline |
Followed the faqs from here |
 Posted 5th Aug 2012 at 14:23
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stan_306gti6
Forum Admin Location: Kent Registered: 18 Jan 2004 Posts: 21,769 Status: Offline |
Post #2
Nice one Bowen, well done.  ________________________________________ "Supercharged - 454.1bhp/317.5lb/ft"Peugeot 306 GTi-6 2000 (X), Moonstone  |
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Posted 5th Aug 2012 at 14:33
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bigbadbowen
Seasoned Pro Location: Winchester Registered: 21 Nov 2003 Posts: 13,753 Status: Offline |
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Only snag I forgot to drain coolant - made a small mess when took water pump out  |
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Posted 5th Aug 2012 at 14:38
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720puggti
Seasoned Pro  Location: West London Registered: 18 Jan 2009 Posts: 1,069 Status: Offline |
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I can't believe you've never done a belt before Chris, I thought you were up on all mechanical work...________________________________________ Deepak Gohil |
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Posted 5th Aug 2012 at 23:41
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gnrlee
Forum Admin Location: Leeds Registered: 20 Aug 2005 Posts: 8,891 Status: Offline |
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Congrats! ________________________________________ Proud Member of the ASTOR Owners Club |
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Posted 6th Aug 2012 at 02:44
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armzsc6
Seasoned Pro  Location: Crowborough Registered: 22 Mar 2008 Posts: 3,445 Status: Offline |
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Awaiting "what went wrong?" thread.... Lol done loads of these engines now they look a lot worse than they are just need a known good bottom pulley! ________________________________________ Black power baby! SUUUUUPERCHARGED Seat Leon FR TDI 190BHP 300lbft daily gti-6 killer :p 12x 306's owned so far Cambelts, clutches, service work carried out on All makes and models, Peugeot Citroen / mitsubishi specialist. Pug planet / Citroen Lexia diagnostics / code reads available. |
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Posted 6th Aug 2012 at 09:10
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stan_306gti6
Forum Admin Location: Kent Registered: 18 Jan 2004 Posts: 21,769 Status: Offline |
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bigbadbowen wrote: Only snag I forgot to drain coolant - made a small mess when took water pump out  You'll know for next time though.  ________________________________________ "Supercharged - 454.1bhp/317.5lb/ft"Peugeot 306 GTi-6 2000 (X), Moonstone |
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Posted 6th Aug 2012 at 10:51
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BlackSix
Regular  Location: northampton Registered: 30 Jul 2012 Posts: 156 Status: Offline |
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what method did you use fr the aux belt? looks like a right bugger tbh |
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Posted 7th Aug 2012 at 10:38
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stan_306gti6
Forum Admin Location: Kent Registered: 18 Jan 2004 Posts: 21,769 Status: Offline |
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BlackSix wrote: what method did you use fr the aux belt? looks like a right bugger tbh To change it or loosen it off to do the cambelt? You only need to loosen the 2 x 13mm bolts holding the tensioner on and then unwind the 6mm allen head tensioning bolt and the belt will go loose. ________________________________________ "Supercharged - 454.1bhp/317.5lb/ft"Peugeot 306 GTi-6 2000 (X), Moonstone |
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Posted 7th Aug 2012 at 10:42
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BlackSix
Regular Location: northampton Registered: 30 Jul 2012 Posts: 156 Status: Offline |
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cheers. doing mine at some point when i can be bothered lol. |
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Posted 7th Aug 2012 at 13:14
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bigbadbowen
Seasoned Pro Location: Winchester Registered: 21 Nov 2003 Posts: 13,753 Status: Offline |
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stan_306gti6 wrote: BlackSix wrote: what method did you use fr the aux belt? looks like a right bugger tbh To change it or loosen it off to do the cambelt? You only need to loosen the 2 x 13mm bolts holding the tensioner on and then unwind the 6mm allen head tensioning bolt and the belt will go loose. That's assuming you have the rallye aux set up ? |
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Posted 7th Aug 2012 at 15:36
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BlackSix
Regular Location: northampton Registered: 30 Jul 2012 Posts: 156 Status: Offline |
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Oh, no just. The standard 6 setup |
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Posted 7th Aug 2012 at 15:50
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bigbadbowen
Seasoned Pro Location: Winchester Registered: 21 Nov 2003 Posts: 13,753 Status: Offline |
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BlackSix wrote: Oh, no just. The standard 6 setup Then you will need to release the tensioner by using a ratchet and turning the whole thing to get enough slack on the belt |
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Posted 7th Aug 2012 at 15:54
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BlackSix
Regular Location: northampton Registered: 30 Jul 2012 Posts: 156 Status: Offline |
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dont know what i was worried about. off and on in 15 mins thanks |
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Posted 7th Aug 2012 at 17:30
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bigbadbowen
Seasoned Pro Location: Winchester Registered: 21 Nov 2003 Posts: 13,753 Status: Offline |
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You did a belt change in 15 mins ? Did you do water pump roller and tensioner ? |
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Posted 7th Aug 2012 at 17:45
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ian7675
Techno Viking  Location: Gloucestershire Registered: 12 Oct 2007 Posts: 6,068 Status: Offline |
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bigbadbowen wrote: You did a belt change in 15 mins ? Did you do water pump roller and tensioner ? ...he did his auxiliary belt. ________________________________________ Less than 24 hours to go! |
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Posted 7th Aug 2012 at 19:07
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BlackSix
Regular Location: northampton Registered: 30 Jul 2012 Posts: 156 Status: Offline |
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just the aux belt mate. |
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Posted 7th Aug 2012 at 19:08
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bigbadbowen
Seasoned Pro Location: Winchester Registered: 21 Nov 2003 Posts: 13,753 Status: Offline |
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BlackSix wrote: just the aux belt mate. Ah I see that's pretty easy then once you release the tensioner. Try swapping the set up over to a rallye version and see how long it takes |
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Posted 7th Aug 2012 at 19:34
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BlackSix
Regular Location: northampton Registered: 30 Jul 2012 Posts: 156 Status: Offline |
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i might do that actually, the piping and air con rad have already been removed by previous owner so it would make sense to get rid of the pump too. first got to sort the problems out though.cambelt and water pump were done shortly after i got the car, aux belt was meant to be done at the same time but was supplied with the wrong part. went and got a refund on it and ordered the replacement but dealing with the fault i kinda forgot til they rang today and said the belt has been sat on the shelf ages do i still want it haha |
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Posted 7th Aug 2012 at 19:36
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bigbadbowen
Seasoned Pro Location: Winchester Registered: 21 Nov 2003 Posts: 13,753 Status: Offline |
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Good luck then you will need it |
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Posted 7th Aug 2012 at 19:52
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stan_306gti6
Forum Admin Location: Kent Registered: 18 Jan 2004 Posts: 21,769 Status: Offline |
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bigbadbowen wrote: Good luck then you will need it It's not that hard a task to change the setup over, just very fiddly and working in confined spaces. ________________________________________ "Supercharged - 454.1bhp/317.5lb/ft"Peugeot 306 GTi-6 2000 (X), Moonstone |
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Posted 8th Aug 2012 at 08:43
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