Gti6 Cambelts

[djinuk 2]

ok, i have seen and read there are two cambelt setups for the gti6, a 136 and a 137 tooth, now im not sure which one i need, and im just wondering if its simply a case of ordering the correct cambelt or is there a pref towards changing to a particular setup.

 

my cambelt setup is as per picture

 

[welshpug 1,657]

have you counted the teeth?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

that's the 136 T belt and manual tensioner, the preferred one IMO, the later 137 T kit uses a sprung loaded plastic tensioner wheel.

[djinuk 2]

haha , funny you say that, fitting my last 8v cambelt , i cudnt work the slack out, anyway i counted the teeth in the end and it had 1 to many

 

thanks though, ill get once ordered through gsf along with a waterpump

[Miles 331 1 Cars]

Thats the 136 set up, These are much better than the later type. I still say the only reason the belts snap is due to the extra load on them from the lift of the cam, As 98% os the PSA range that use this engine don;t have many problems at all,

I would get the belt kit from Pug and the pump from GSF, the Pug kit is only around £75.00 which isn;t far off the GSF kit and you know you'll get the quality parts

Edited April 13, 2009 by Miles

[djinuk 2]

ah ok no worries miles, ill take your advice on that and get the pug kit. So are you saying that the 136 tooth cambelt setup is prone to snapping belts.

[welshpug 1,657]

no, the RS engine is prone to breaking belts, regardless of the tensioner setup.

[Spiky 37]

yo,

 

you know the tensioner on the left, can i have your old one?, (as long as its not fooked)

 

will pay you some postage for sending dude

[Miles 331 1 Cars]

No the 136 are not prone to snapping, well no more than any other. I think everyone think's that the tensioners fail causing the belt to snap, which most of the time isn't the case, Yes the tensioner's do fail but not very often, The design is years old and well proven

[djinuk 2]

Im ordering the cambelt kit of pug, any idea of the part code though ?

[ablister 31]

083148 is the part number for the 136t belt kit

[djinuk 2]

spot on, appreciate that ill get it ordered.