Stripped down the front and top covers off my engine in prep for painting (oil separator, inlet manifold, cam belt and cam shaft covers and coil covers).
This is part of a job to do the cambelt, tensioners and chains, and also fix the faulty (jammed open) stat - I get the 50 deg on the motorway issue.
Got to the point where I have to remove the front pulley (all belts still on) and upon wondering how to lock the crank under the bellhousing I decided to just give it a try and see if the 19mm bolt would undo.
Imagine my surprise when I found it was barely "nipped" up. Removing the cambelt pulley has enabled me to verify the splines on the crank are undamaged, but the potential for full blown cam belt failure (should the bolt undo to the point the pulley can run up and down the splines) is significant to say the least.
The bolt in question should be tightened to 8.5 DaNm or 85 Newton Metres. That's moderately (almost wheel nut) tight.
Suggest you check yours! At that kind of torque a splodge of medium strength Loctite is also probably not a bad idea.
This is part of a job to do the cambelt, tensioners and chains, and also fix the faulty (jammed open) stat - I get the 50 deg on the motorway issue.
Got to the point where I have to remove the front pulley (all belts still on) and upon wondering how to lock the crank under the bellhousing I decided to just give it a try and see if the 19mm bolt would undo.
Imagine my surprise when I found it was barely "nipped" up. Removing the cambelt pulley has enabled me to verify the splines on the crank are undamaged, but the potential for full blown cam belt failure (should the bolt undo to the point the pulley can run up and down the splines) is significant to say the least.
The bolt in question should be tightened to 8.5 DaNm or 85 Newton Metres. That's moderately (almost wheel nut) tight.
Suggest you check yours! At that kind of torque a splodge of medium strength Loctite is also probably not a bad idea.
