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the_legend_of_yrag
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17th Jun 06 at 14:08   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

As above, on a c20xe engine?

Cheers
Rileysport
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17th Jun 06 at 14:12   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

not that bad, set aside a weekend... take head/inlet etc off all as one piece
the_legend_of_yrag
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17th Jun 06 at 14:24   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

ok good advice, dont fancy taking the inlet from the head as there is fuck all space
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no, he said to take the inlet and head off as 1 part. remember to get it skimmed as well, only £20 for a lot of piece of mind.
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quote:
Originally posted by the_legend_of_yrag
ok good advice, dont fancy taking the inlet from the head as there is fuck all space


suprisingly the inlet will come off by itself, bit of jiggling required
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Hardest bit is the timing belt, other than that it is pretty straight forward
corsa.v6
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quote:
Originally posted by the_legend_of_yrag
As above, on a c20xe engine?

Cheers

very easy take it somewhere to be done


 
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