406 HDI 90 timing belt

diesel.weasel · Post by **diesel.weasel** » Fri Nov 17, 2006 8:53 pm

Hi I am new to this forum.

I have just bought a 99 plate 406 hdi with 70K miles on it. I plan to change the timing belt and pullys however after digging about a bit, A few people have come back saying i shouldn't do it because the belt tension has to be precisely measured using a SEEM instrument. Is this the case? Or could the tension be set by feeling belt deflection?

Any help welcome.

DW

jameslxdt · Post by **jameslxdt** » Fri Nov 17, 2006 9:24 pm

have done a few of these belts without a seem.C.tronic gauge, i used the old twist the belt method and none have snapped as of yet, it just depends how confident you are and how competent a mechanic you are