Rob E 
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Registered: 1st Jan 06
 Location: Madeley, Stafford....I want to live back in Wales! 
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I'm hopefully going to change my cambelt on my corsa today or tomorrow, would anyone be interested in me doing a tutorial (with pictures) on how to do it? It would be for the X14/16XE engines  
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DaveyLC 
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Registered: 8th Oct 08
 Location: Berkshire 
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* Remove the airbox 
* With a 15mm spanner turn the aux belt tensioner clock wise to release it and remove the belt from the PAS pump (leave it go slack). 
* Turn the steering full lock right 
* Remove the front shit guard from behind the driver side wheel. 
* Put the handbrake on and the car in gear and use an E20 Torx bit and some long extension bars to undo the bottom pulley bolt. 
* Remove the pulley and remove the timing belt covers. 
* Turn the engine over (rock the car back and forth ingear) until the timing marks on the cams are facing each other. 
* Release the tensioner (T45 torx bit). 
* Remove the rolers and belt 
* Fit the new tensioner. 
* Line up the bottom cog with the timing mark on the back of the rear belt cover. 
* Double check your cams are still aligned. 
* Fit the new rollers, route the belt.. 
 
I cant really explain how I get the belt over the cams, I go out of timing by about 1-2 teeth on the exahust side and use that to pull the slack out..
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kirx 
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Registered: 14th Dec 05
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dno if this will help but it has the timing marks on? 
 
 
  
 
  
 
[Edited on 30-03-2009 by kirx]
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DaveyLC 
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I'd be very very impressed if someone could get their hands into the position shown in figure 7/9  with the engine OUT of the car let alone IN the car lol!
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Shrek 
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Registered: 2nd Nov 06
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quote: Originally posted by kirx 
dno if this will help but it has the timing marks on? 
 
 
  
 
  
   
 
Think you will find your breaking a copyright law there mate!
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Rob E 
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Thanks for that but ive done it more than enough times   I was wanting to know if anyone wanted me to do a tutorial while im doing it  
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