Hey everybody.

Has somebody changed the belt and tensioners of timing system on your own yet?

Do I really need that special tool - nut for securing the camshaft?

How could the camshaft move??? The engine´s compression has to hold it in the same position. Or do not?

The lobes of the camshaft will be compressing the valve springs and won't be in balance. The only thing stopping the camshaft rotating is the belt (when the engine is stationary).

As to having to use the special tool, I would have thought that an alternative could be used, if you have the right skills and tools available. Even if it is something very crude like grips.

Careful marking of the relavent sprockets etc before removing the old belt should ensure correct re-assembly alignment.

Yes I'll be doing mine quite soon. It's not the end of the world if components move a little while you're changing the belt and tensioner as long as you make marks before you start and everything lines up again the same at the end

I should think the 1.2 (I've done those engines) and 1.6 will be straightforward and maybe the 1.4 but people who have engines with variators will have to be careful and will take some extra locking up of components

Deckchair5 said:

Yes I'll be doing mine quite soon.

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And a guide "How to do" with pics

DONT FORGET THE PICS

Never forget the pictures!
How about a movie!

Deckchair5 said:

Never forget the pictures!
How about a movie!

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Even better :slayer:

I can see it now
"And so here we go, live, to Johnathon Ross"
"Thank you, Devina and so, the climax of the evening entertainment here at the Cannes Film Festival 2007 in the "Special film category" and the winner is......yes it had to be..."Changing a Stilo cambelt!!!" "

Sequel to the popular 'How to change drop links, get ragged off and take an angle grinder to them!'

ChrisMClark said:

Sequel to the popular 'How to change drop links, get ragged off and take an angle grinder to them!'

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:devil: like what I did

I'm doing it in our hangar at work, weather's too unpredictable here, so I'm sure I might be able to find something weapons grade lying around....:devil:

Hey Deackchair, did you change it yet?

Some pictures would help me. My time for changing is coming and dont want to let it do to Fiat service.

No not yet. You can do it first, if you like, and post some pictures up for me