Cam Belt Kit

[Matt]

Water pump (LEH): 24409355
Aux Drive Belt: 93182272
Full Timing Belt Kit: 93185844

 

[Matt]

All the parts now ordered

 

[Matt]

booked in with blue se2 for next month to have it fitted

 

[Matt]

Got all the parts......just need to confirm the date with Neil now

 

[Matt]

DSC_4149 by Matt Worthington, on Flickr

DSC_4150 by Matt Worthington, on Flickr

DSC_4151 by Matt Worthington, on Flickr

DSC_4152 by Matt Worthington, on Flickr

 

[mazza 2.2]

Looking good there Matt, that should keep you going for another 60k miles or so.
Whch do you prefer though, chain or belt?

 

[Matt]

60k! It's only just covered 28k and I've had it changed

 

[mazza 2.2]

sorry for being rude to your car Matt. 28k is an early change, is that Vx recommended or Matt recommended

 

[MikeS]

all ecotec engines were revised from 60k to 30k due to the tensioners falling apart

 

[mazza 2.2]

i see, it seems strange they dont just uprate the tensioners which i could only assume to be the cheaper option as opposed to them just saying to their customers 'unfortunately because our tensioners arent up to the job as much how about go and replace the cam belt every 30k miles?'
In essence that's what their saying dunno..

 

[Matt]

all ecotec engines were revised from 60k to 30k due to the tensioners falling apart

I'd not heard that, when I spoke with VX it had been revised from 80k or 8 years to 60k or 6 years.

sorry for being rude to your car Matt. 28k is an early change, is that Vx recommended or Matt recommended

Peace of mind, I've no issue throwing money at my car as I know it's done and being well looked after.

It has fixed a noise that I was getting which was audiable from the drivers side wheel. Must have been one of the rollers that was noisy. It's had new timing belt, 2 rollers, tensioner, water pump and a new aux belt fitted.

 

[MikeS]

it was the older ecotec engines m8

sorry

 

[Matt]

No worries mate, either way, I'm much happier doing at at 4 years even though it's only done 28k.

 

[MikeS]

i would as well matt tbh

when these belts / tensioners go they tend to take the engine with it

 

[mazza 2.2]

Agreed Mike, this thread has persuaded me to get my chain done, all the overtime ive been doing will hopefully see this get done within a few months. Then i can have peace of mind too.

 

[tunes]

see this is why my other toy is a nissan lol 102,000 miles on same chain

 

[Matt]

Almost a month with the new belt kit fitted, and the engine feels a tad smoother with it fitted, and a lot quieter at idle now. Not sure if it's just psychological though???