Gti6 Cambelt In Situ

[Clapton_Is_God 21 1 Cars]

Hello All,

 

After finally getting to the bottom of my non starting woes (hallelujah) it seems I have a rather unpleasant whine coming from what I'm fairly certain is the cambelt being over tensioned.

 

Can this be done with the engine in situ and is it just a case of backing it off slightly and retensioning or do I need to go through the full procedure?

 

Thanks in advance for any insight.

[Anthony 1,003]

It can be done in-situ, but access is pretty tight if you've big hands. Remember that since there's only a single tensioner, you'll need to also slacken off the cam verniers and do that part of the procedure as well.

[dobboy 231 2 Cars]

Think you could do it, maybe need to lift or drop engine slightly though, and the associated tasks involved with that.

 

But one thing To make a point of checking is signs of leaking from your water pump, caused by the belt having been tensioned far too much.

 

Good luck, I feckin hate timing belts!

[Clapton_Is_God 21 1 Cars]

Thankfully I have small hands and I certainly have a desire not to remove the engine again.

 

Thank you for the advice.