My Cinq Sporting has thrown its cam belt, can anyone tell me if there will be any issues with valves hitting pistons or will I be ok to fit a new belt and reset the timing?

Unless the engine has been radically modified internally (I mean, deliberately!) just fit new belt and tensioner and re-time. It'll be fine (assuming 8v).

Standard 1108 FIRE engine is 'safe'

Did it slip, or has something seized? If water pump history is unknown, best to change it too along with belt and tensioner.

Cheers

SPD

The tensioner has seized and thrown the belt off. The water pump was only changed about 2k ago so am happy its ok. Can anyone point me in the direction of instruction on how to static time the engine, SPI 8V.

steveninja said:

The tensioner has seized and thrown the belt off. The water pump was only changed about 2k ago so am happy its ok. Can anyone point me in the direction of instruction on how to static time the engine, SPI 8V.

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Yup, downwards. Its in your sig.

Chrs

SPD

It's in the guides. Easy job, although access is a bit limited (remove the driver side engine mounting).

fingers99 said:

It's in the guides. Easy job, although access is a bit limited (remove the driver side engine mounting).

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Never had to remove the mount, although it is slightly easier to get to the tensioner with the headlamp out.

Cheers

SPD

out of intrest, what mileage has the tensioner done?

rallycinq said:

Never had to remove the mount, although it is slightly easier to get to the tensioner with the headlamp out.

Cheers

SPD

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Strange, isn't it, the way we come up with different ways to do things!

i would just take the headlight out too, leave the mount alone

I always struggle getting the cover off if I don't remove the mount. Never had to remove the headlamp, though I can see the advantage.

mine has no cam belt cover.

I've run them like that, too. Need to re-route a couple of cables. But not on a customer car!

yet to see a cento with one. tried to fit one to my ceto when i got it. lasted about a week before it snapped (well already was) and started to eat the cam belt

i have a spare 1108cc spi engine that has one fitted, and my 16v has a lower belt cover.. does that count?

Tsk. Blue 2 came with one, but ended up without. Blue had one. The Orange Sei, the Yellow Sei and the Yellow Cinq all have/had them.

i have an excuse, cover vs headlight.. i'd rather have the headlight!

Cheers fo the replies, may be that I'm being stupid but I cannot find info on aligning the motor to TDC before refitting the belt.
I may be wrong but by my rekoning I can't just allign the timing marks and refit the belt as I also need to make sure the head and block are set to TDC on no1 cylinder so that the timing will be correct???

There's a TDC mark on the flywheel (under the rubber bung). Alternatives are to remove the cam cover -- TDC on no.1 (closest to the belt) will be when both valves are closed and the cam lobes (the pointy bits) are both pointing upwards -- alternatively, if you stick your finger up the plug hole on no.1 you'll feel pressure (= compression) as the piston on no.1 rises and valvres are closed.

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