Technical Punto 55 cambelt cover - Question

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Technical Punto 55 cambelt cover - Question

chofy23

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Hi everyone,
So today i removed the old plastic cambelt cover, because it was totally destroyed and rotted. I found it a bit of a pain to remove from the top without removing the crank pulley but ok, i got it removed.

Now, i was missing the bottom bolt for the cover, but the 3 ones that bolt to the head were present.

Upon fitting the new cover, the bottom portion of the cover produces a horrible rattle sound. I assume that is because i don't have the bolt fitted there. So ok.

But i also noticed that the new cover is a bit "misaligned". The bottom hole for the bolt doesn't really line up. I started the car, and didn't notice anything rubbing or scratching the cover.

My question is, why is the cover misaligned now? Did i f*** something up during refitting?
 
Hi mate. For sure you did not misaligned it. The thing is that if the cover is not a genuine one..they are pretty much rubbish but fiding a genuine and new one is hard but not impossible. The genuine one fits like a glove and lasts. The others...you have to play a bit with them and they get damaged very fast.
And that small L shape cover that goes close to the manigfold you cannot buy that and it does not come with the cover.
I am talking by experience.
Cheers
 
Hello mate, yea the cover is not a genuine replacement, i assumed that, since it's been a while, and the car is driven daily and nothing happened, it must be the replacement cover itself. It also did not come with the plastic piece near the manifold, but luckily I was able to reuse the old piece.

The rattle also disappeared by itself. I presume because of the heat, the cover got "shaped" a bit and it stopped by itself.

Thanks for your help, much appreciated (y)
 
A serious problem, they drop to bits and the cloned ones never fit at all. They distort and bend away from the head at the top. The attachment tabs for the side of the block break off leaving it just attached by the bottom bolt. I reinforced mine with bits of steel strip screwed here and there to attach it better to the block but it's still a mess. One day I'll make one myself out of galvanised steel sheet, it can't be so difficult and would make a permanent solution.
 
This particular type/shape of the cover is tricky to install. Doesn't matter if original/copy. So don't blame everything on the product. Mind the skills/procedure (bolt pattern) required to install it.
 
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