Technical Tensioner bolt

[eurotrash12]

hey there so i was changing the timing belt on my punto MK1 55 and the one bolt that holds the tensioner wheel on snaps. does anyone have a part number for this? does one come in the tensioner kit? it looks as though with a pair of vice grips i could thread the other side of the bolt out and replace it which a new one.

 

[fingers99]

You don't need the part number. Just ring Big Mick at eirocarecare (google will find) or pop into FIAT and it will be yours.

Doesn't come with the kit.

 

[eurotrash12]

i will give that a try the bolt is separate from the engine block correct?

 

[fingers99]

i will give that a try the bolt is separate from the engine block correct?

It's actually a stud which is screwed into the engine block, with a nut on the end.

So, if someone has used a bolt, well, expect the worst. There are some really stupid f*ckers about in Puntoland!

But it should be available as a spare part. Heat and a genuine penetrating oil (Plus Gas or GT 85) not WD40, should help it on it's way out.

 

[blu73]

it does have a part number.. its 46548456

 

[fingers99]

it does have a part number.. its 46548456

Everything (well, everything that belongs there!) has a part number, no one except Big Mick or the FIAT dealer needs it (they all have ePer).

 

[blu73]

i have eper too well pretty new eper, its 2013 one iirc.

 

[Pink192]

when will it replace the 2004 one on the site!

:worship:

 

[blu73]

I do believe the boss has been working on a way to make it work but it is huge due to the way its structured - takes long enough to respond on your computer let alone via internet connection. Its a little over 7Gb which is ridiculous for what it is.

 

[eurotrash12]

One more question i aligned the marks on the top gear but does the bottom one have them too or did i screw myself not marking the bottom

 

[blu73]

yes, there is timing marks on the cam and crank, should be 2 lines on your new belt that align with the marks on the pulleys too.

 

[fingers99]

It's more where the profile on the casting changes than a mark as such. From a Sei, but the same:



Stacks more pics here and in the Cinq/Sei guides, etc.

 

[eurotrash12]

Thanks for help guys she purrs like a kitten, no more coolant leaks and she blows nice hot air into the cabin.

 

[flisko]

It's more where the profile on the casting changes than a mark as such. From a Sei, but the same:



Stacks more pics here and in the Cinq/Sei guides, etc.

how can the car run normally with timing off?

 

[fingers99]

how can the car run normally with timing off?

It'll run -- if the timing isn't too far off. It won't run normally (will be down on power, etc.)

 

[flisko]

looks like it has been like this since someone changed the belt in 2008, what else should be wrong with the car with timing off?

as u can see on picture is that off too far?

that also confirmed the oil leak at camshaft oil seal

should i just loosen tensioner bolt, remove belt and turn camshaft till the markings align, or by doing this will the timing be off at the crankshaft end

 

[fingers99]

There are markings for the cam, markings for the crank. Both need to be lined up. Then, re-tension belt, check again, if OK, turn engine through two crankshaft revolutions (clockwise) check again.

 

[dave]

looks like it has been like this since someone changed the belt in 2008, what else should be wrong with the car with timing off?

as u can see on picture is that off too far?

that also confirmed the oil leak at camshaft oil seal

should i just loosen tensioner bolt, remove belt and turn camshaft till the markings align, or by doing this will the timing be off at the crankshaft end

is the other end lined up? it wont stop on the mark every time you turn the engine off

 

[flisko]

is the other end lined up? it wont stop on the mark every time you turn the engine off

yea found that out, cant see the other end, maybe i will see it if i crawl under car

 

[dave]

use fly wheel and little hole in gearbox bell housing