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infinitycorsa
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16th Mar 04 at 22:22   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Can u do it ur self????
If so how easy is it to do?

If not How much would u reckon it would cost????

Mine in desperate need to be done :S
Craig6682
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Dead easy to do
infinitycorsa
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u reckon its gotta be done its well over the limit :S
Craig6682
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No idea on the Corsa but i changed the one on the POLO. It was as easy as pulling ur socks up
infinitycorsa
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my old metro was 45 min job, id rather get it done at a garage as i want a few other things done to :S
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Have a look at it. If it looks OK i'd leave it but make sure it is ok as i can feck up ur car bad style. The one on my 106 looks new
Drew
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4 hours on mine - at a guess would say 2 on a corsa
Drew
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quote:
Originally posted by Saxo_Nut
Have a look at it. If it looks OK i'd leave it but make sure it is ok as i can feck up ur car bad style. The one on my 106 looks new


ya cant just look at a cam belt an decide if it 'looks' new or not
Craig6682
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ya can on the polo and 106
Drew
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no ya cant

yes u can look at it - no u cant decide if it looks new or not
infinitycorsa
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lol i ll have to have a closer look......im off down to heathrow in the next few wks and its gotta be done b4 then...

How much at a garage????
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quote:
Originally posted by Drew
no ya cant

yes u can look at it - no u cant decide if it looks new or not


LOL i do alot of miles so i cant risk it going :S
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quote:
Originally posted by infinitycorsa
lol i ll have to have a closer look......im off down to heathrow in the next few wks and its gotta be done b4 then...

How much at a garage????



My nanas Toyota starlet had the cambelt changed for £60, but there buggers to change so bid lower.

It took me about 10 minutes to do mine. Just find a star drive socket to fit the crankshaft pully bolt before you do it.
mike_1.2LS96
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O, is this 8v or 16v? Mine is an 8v btw.
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quote:
Originally posted by Saxo_Nut
Have a look at it. If it looks OK i'd leave it but make sure it is ok as i can feck up ur car bad style. The one on my 106 looks new


and at the same time look at your tires and check the air with your eyes.
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quote:
Originally posted by bubblevaux
quote:
Originally posted by Saxo_Nut
Have a look at it. If it looks OK i'd leave it but make sure it is ok as i can feck up ur car bad style. The one on my 106 looks new


and at the same time look at your tires and check the air with your eyes.


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It may not be a case of just replacing the belt itself either, sometimes the little teeth the belt sits on need replacing. Mine needed new teeth and rollers (or something along those lines) which meant it cost more. Got mine done a Vauxhall so if it snapped i'd be able to blame them.
infinitycorsa
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16th Mar 04 at 23:29   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
ok guys thx for u help its a 1.4 8v lol some ones gotta have one lol
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16th Mar 04 at 23:41   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
how can you tell when it needs to be done?

my cars just coming up to 50,000 miles on the clock... However I was told that my Corsa B SXi has a chain driven cam belt! So doesn't need to be changed till a bit later (how much later)??

how do I know when?
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quote:
Originally posted by infinitycorsa
ok guys thx for u help its a 1.4 8v lol some ones gotta have one lol


Practically the same as the 1.2 8v.

Take off upper cam belt cover,
set Top dead centre by haynes manual
remove crankshaft pully bolt, (with right front wheel off for easy access)
remove alternator belt,
remove pully from crankshaft remove lower cam belt cover
find the two plates of the tensioner, pull together by hand or scriber point
remove old belt, and fit new belt.

refit everything and the pully bolt with a torque wrench.


 
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