Feeling really pleased with myself today.
I finally finished the cam belt kit service which included water pump, rocker gasket and aux belt with the help of my father and she is now running as sweet as a nut. I must admit that the service was a major pain in the rear regions doing all the work with the car on axle stands. Being the first time for a belt change even though the car has fsh & 72k on the clock, most bolts were rock solid, which added much time to the job.
She should be good to go for another five years at least, but I don't intend on doing another one, it will go into a garage next time. But it does feel satisfying to have completed it and looking forward to giving my car it's first proper blast in my ownership.
Images will go on a project thread soon.
I also resolved my boot release issue after skinning my hands, so now having a well earned beer!
I finally finished the cam belt kit service which included water pump, rocker gasket and aux belt with the help of my father and she is now running as sweet as a nut. I must admit that the service was a major pain in the rear regions doing all the work with the car on axle stands. Being the first time for a belt change even though the car has fsh & 72k on the clock, most bolts were rock solid, which added much time to the job.
She should be good to go for another five years at least, but I don't intend on doing another one, it will go into a garage next time. But it does feel satisfying to have completed it and looking forward to giving my car it's first proper blast in my ownership.
Images will go on a project thread soon.
I also resolved my boot release issue after skinning my hands, so now having a well earned beer!