Z22yh noisy timing chain rattling

HarleyPete

@[deleted] recommended to me along with many others that at the very least you should replace the timing chain with a genuine one but the balance chain can be a FAI one. When Carl did mine it was about six hours from drive in to drive out but that was with me chatting to him and stops for tea/bacon sanrnies, lol.

vocky

you can get genuine chain kits quite cheap if you look around

£114 genuine z22yh cam chain kit http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/GENUINE-VAUXHALL-ASTRA-VECTRA-ZAFIRA-SIGNUM-2-2-Z22YH-TIMING-CHAIN-KIT-NEW-/172145219842?hash=item2814a79902:g:FGQAAOSwTA9X7omA

vocky

genuine balancer chain kit, z22se, z22yh, b207 £99

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/GENUINE-GM-VAUXHALL-ASTRA-H-ZAFIRA-B-2-2-BALANCE-TIMING-CHAIN-KIT-55563405-/172213674221?hash=item2818bc20ed:g:aTAAAOSw-jFXPzZP

vocky

I have seen many cheap pattern rubbish for more than that :mad:

evocarlos

HarleyPete said:
@[deleted] recommended to me along with many others that at the very least you should replace the timing chain with a genuine one but the balance chain can be a FAI one. When Carl did mine it was about six hours from drive in to drive out but that was with me chatting to him and stops for tea/bacon sanrnies, lol.

🙂 new diet means i dont eat anymore lol but still stop for tea
to add to the FAI balancer kit info there £69 for the fai and for the sake of £30 its just not worth the hassle and the fact that the gm part will do 10years like most of them have by now
its better advice to just spend the extra £30 and know its going to be better in the long run 🙂

Euan_Struthers

Where do u get it for £100ish ? Another quick question can u put a z20let head on

KevinH

Boom !
Balance Chain Kit

🙂

Euan_Struthers

KevinH said:
Boom !
Balance Chain Kit

🙂

I saw this that's for the balance kit, I hav got a balance shaft chain kit, it's the larger of the two I need, cheers but

HarleyPete

vocky said:
you can get genuine chain kits quite cheap if you look around

£114 genuine z22yh cam chain kit http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/GENUINE-VAUXHALL-ASTRA-VECTRA-ZAFIRA-SIGNUM-2-2-Z22YH-TIMING-CHAIN-KIT-NEW-/172145219842?hash=item2814a79902:g:FGQAAOSwTA9X7omA

Vocky put this link in earlier which is for the cam chain (timing chain) kit. This is the one that you are looking for I assume.

Euan_Struthers

Euan Struthers said:
I saw this that's for the balance kit, I hav got a balance shaft chain kit, it's the larger of the two I need, cheers but

The cheaper original chain is for yh that doesn't fit so Ebay say

Euan_Struthers

HarleyPete said:
Vocky put this link in earlier which is for the cam chain (timing chain) kit. This is the one that you are looking for I assume.

I was told it doesn't fit Z22SE

KevinH

Euan Struthers said:
I saw this that's for the balance kit, I hav got a balance shaft chain kit, it's the larger of the two I need, cheers but

You won't get a genuine GM Timing Chain Kit for £100'ish

If it's for a Z22YH then see the link in post #22 above, and if it's for Z22SE then see here which does contain a new crankshaft seal and timing/oil pump cover gasket.

🙂

Euan_Struthers

HarleyPete said:
Vocky put this link in earlier which is for the cam chain (timing chain) kit. This is the one that you are looking for I assume.

Do u think this will fit Z22SE

evocarlos

you also wont fit a z20let head its a completely different engine

evocarlos

the yh chain set is exactly the same as the z22se kit other than the exhaust sprocket
if you have a z22se and buy a z22yh kit in error you just reuse the z22se ex cam sprocket
if you have a z22yh and buy a z22se kit in error you just reuse the z22yh ex cam sprocket

KevinH

Euan Struthers said:
The cheaper original chain is for yh that doesn't fit so Ebay say

The balance chain kit (part # 55563405) fit both the SE and YH engines - but some eBay sellers don't always get the timing chain kit compatibility correct. 🙂

Edit: The OP was originally referring to a YH engine, so I think a bit of confusion occurred. It's always best to start a new thread regarding your individual query stating your vehicle details e.g.engine code etc

Euan_Struthers

evocarlos said:
the yh chain set is exactly the same as the z22se kit other than the exhaust sprocket
if you have a z22se and buy a z22yh kit in error you just reuse the z22se ex cam sprocket
if you have a z22yh and buy a z22se kit in error you just reuse the z22yh ex cam sprocket

Thanks for that,

Euan_Struthers

KevinH said:
The balance chain kit (part # 55563405) fit both the SE and YH engines - but some eBay sellers don't always get the timing chain kit compatibility correct. 🙂

Edit: The OP was originally referring to a YH engine, so I think a bit of confusion occurred. It's always best to start a new thread regarding you individual query stating your vehicle details e.g.engine code etc

Still getting to terms with this second day lol, thanks Kevin

Euan_Struthers

Anyone got a good price for labour only for fitting the two chain kits , do u need the tool ?

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KevinH

You don't actually require the tool because the timing chain comes with coloured links (two purple, one blue) so as long as you have the engine at TDC with the camshaft lobes of No. 4 cylinder at 10 o'clock (inlet) and 2 o'clock (exhaust) you can proceed to remove and install the chains.

@[deleted] is the guru for doing the chains but unfortunately he is a fair distance from you (I see you're in Scotland). I believe @[deleted] is in Glasgow so he could be a possible option.

🙂

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