2.1TD snapped timing belt

[totaleclipse]

ok, all near back together, just waiting ona n auxilary belt which is coming tomorrow instead of this morning as i was promised

just one question, being taht its over a week since is stripped teh engine down, i forgot what order somthing came off in, lol.

its the cam cover, 3 of the bolts have a thread sticking up out of them, ad i can't remember which holes these go in, or what bolts to em.

anybody?

[jasper5]

From memory, those bolts have 8mm thread at one end and 6mm at the other? If so, the 8mm screws into the head/block in line with the belt cover.

I think one of them goes in the tensioner lower mounting, but I would look for 8mm threaded holes that might line up with the holes in the case.

[totaleclipse]

i meant the top rocker cover, not cam belt cover.

i'll figure it out, propbably after i've got it nearly back together and then have to strip it again, lol.

[steve_earwig]

Induction manifold wosit (fing wiv "12 V" written on it) screws down to some bolts (although it's a very long time since I had mine off and I have a feeling it only uses 2...)

[totaleclipse]

ok, cars running and all built back up, BUT (theres always a but)

cant for the life of me figure out the powersteering / aircon / alternator belt

anybody point me in the direction of a diagram, cos am really at the end of my tether with this, lol - just taking to long.

and to top it all, the metal radiator pipe that runs along the chassis near the crank pulley was a wee bit rusty, and due to me working in about it now leaks.


happy times.

[jasper5]

OK, the belt.....

From alternator straight to aircon, round aircon along to crank pulley, then round the guide pulley up to the power steering pulley, round the power steering pulley then round the tensioner onto the alternator ...ok?

My bill is in the post...

[mjb]

My bill is in the post...

Would have been half the labour cost if you'd just posted a screenshot...

[jasper5]

If I was clever enough, I could have sent the screenshot from Autodata, but sadly, I'm a bit thick, so I had to describe it

[mjb]

I had a feeling you'd looked it up on there

Here's how to do screenshits in windows off the top of my head:
1. Press the "print screen" button on your keyboard (may be abbreviated)
2. Open up ms paint (start->programs->accessories->paint)
3. Edit->paste
4. Crop to taste
5. Save as a .jpg or .png file
6. Upload somewhere

[teamster1975]

Just to add to Matt's post; if you hold down "Alt" and "PrtSc" you'll capture the current window which makes for a better screen shot

[jasper5]

Cheers for that guys

You would think that having two of my three sons with degrees in computer Science, I would have been taught all this stuff, but to be fair, they know nothing about cars.

My son who lives in Sweden, is the unluckiest car owner in the world, if it can go wrong, it will go wrong for him....and always expensive

[totaleclipse]

cheers again jasper, will be fitting the belt tonight so i can fill a lot of water bottles and use the car again, lol.

trouble is, i'd rather fix the leak before i used the car, but i can't get to the scrappy without it, so looks like i have no choice.

[totaleclipse]

Well guys, thats the car back on the road.

You all have been a great help to me with tips and information, and i really couldn't thank you all enough.

[jasper5]

Great Well done

[Captain Jack]

It's amazing how much dedication/insanity some of our members here have. MJB with his 'coop and totaleclipse with his timing belt. Most garages would probably turn away from this kind of work. 406's will never be written off in the hands of their owners (a la Russia/Croatia).