I've just brought a 2008 vectra with the 1.8 engine at 126k been through the service history and no mention of the belt being done so I'm going to have a go at it so thank you for the video 😀
Outstanding; less painful from your straightforward approach & layman’s terms. Helps me a lot with my Astra 1.8; and no music in your video (which would be a distraction).
Not a bad job to do, I thought it would be alot more involved being a Vauxhall. I did a Ford Fiesta the other week with a stretch auxiliary belt,what a pain, as I did not have the special tool to do it. Great and clear instructions as always. It must take you ages to film and edit. If I was doing the job the bleep machine would be worn out.😁😆
👍 yeah them stretchy belts are a right pain! yeah it does take a while, doubles the time of the job id say , then a good few hours editing! feels rewarding once its all complete! ha . haha ive had a few bleep moments ive had to edit out 🤣
and how to change the simmerings behind the "smart wheels"? If you change the timing belt and tensioners, it makes no sense to left the old simmerings undone.
Great video, used it to do the belt on my zafira. Only thing I found was putting the new belt on, I had to use the crank locking tool as I found the crank moved to easily when putting the belt on without.
Haynes states that for the idler pulley and timing belt tensioner the torque settings are 20 and 25 nm respectively, not angles added afterwards for this engine. What is right then?
I only go of the data from Haynes pro specially for the vehicle in the video , other may differ on engine code etc so I wouldn’t like to advise you 100%
Absolutely fantastic job, explanation and teaching legend. Not done timing belt for 10 years, eyesight bad, but, after this why not have another go. is the water pump on the timing belt drive?
Cool lots less worrys. I need to do this. Shop wont cause cant lock the fly wheel. Super clear video, clears up the degrees on the torque wrench. I have never heard of that till these last few videos. Dumb question, what are they degrees of temperature or angle?
Say if you're just doing the Drive Belt only can this be done from the top by removing the air box and working from the top instead of having to jack up the car and working from under?
Hi, nice video. A quick question where do you get the torque specs as a vauxhall online manual says to torque it in just one stage the same as the esitronic program on my laptop. I'm about to do the timing belt replacement and I'm confused with a torque settings now
There appears to be a surprising amount of space in that engine bay, which is a win! You always seem to use the Gates cam belt kits, you obviously rate them? Thanks for taking the time to put these videos together, they’re fascinating 🔧👍🏻
Yeah vauxhalls are normally quite good for space which helps a lot! also makes filming bit easier! 👌. I really rate the Gates kits kits, I prefer to fit gates or OE .. Ive never had an issue with one & they do offer good support / warranty of there is an issue 👍..
@@diydaly That's good to know. I used a Gates kit when I did the cambelt on my wife's KA. There were loads to choose from but I thought if you're using them them must be a good combination of cost vs quality. I've got the mobile tyre fitter coming over today as the TPMS light keeps popping on in the Kuga. I'm thinking the batteries are getting low as the car is 7 years old. I could do with a TopDon :-)
@@TheDervMan yeah definetly 👍.. yeah could be that , not had my issues with the Tpms sensor tbf .. lol it would be handy! I get used to having all the equipment to hand all the time!🙌
@@diydaly I feel like I need to update this thread on my TPMS adventure! My friendly tyre fitter came over this morning with his TPMS tool. We discovered 2 of the 4 tyres/wheels had a low battery warning. He's coming back on Wendesday to replace all four wheel transmitters. The car has been in the family from new (2015) so if two have gone the other two won't be far behind.
I have this exact timing belt kit that I'm still trying to fit to my astra h z16xer, maybe i have the wrong kit although it says it's compatible, followed all the steps just stuck getting this belt on bit frustrated lol
@@diydaly Finally managed to get it on with the help of a local mobile mechanic, he used a small pry bar to get it over the tensioner, cars all good now don't hear chirping anymore.
Thank you Do you have a video for the water pump on a zafira 1.8 at all Also I have a 14 plate zafira 1.8 but the mk2 shape same process for cambelt as I’ve bought all the parts you recommended
@@diydaly I've got the Zafira B Z18XER and I need to replace next to the timing belt/v belt the camshaft adjuster. I've already bought the engine timing tool. There's a long to do list for my car. The cooling fluid has "orange" mud on the lid, which I assume comes because of the oil cooling gasket. I'm also going to change some other gasket's while doing that new installation. So, your video really helps me and wanted to thank you for that. 😊✌️
Outstanding; less painful from your straightforward approach & layman’s terms. Helps me a lot with my Astra 1.8; and no music in your video (which would be a distraction).
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Torque settings :
Crank pulley bolt =
Renew the bolt
stage 1 - 95NM
stage 2 - 45 degrees
stage 3 - 15 degrees
Tensioner bolt =
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stage 1 - 20NM
stage 2 - 120 Degrees
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stage 2 - 120 Degrees
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Timing cover = 6NM
Auxilary idler = 50NM
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I've just brought a 2008 vectra with the 1.8 engine at 126k been through the service history and no mention of the belt being done so I'm going to have a go at it so thank you for the video 😀
Outstanding; less painful from your straightforward approach & layman’s terms. Helps me a lot with my Astra 1.8; and no music in your video (which would be a distraction).
👍👍 thanks
Great videos on timing belts for UK engines. In fact these are the very best videos ever on timing belts . Happy to subscribe.
👍👍 thanks for the comments and sub 👌
Very clear instructions and you obviously are experienced by the fluent way you approach your work thankyou
You are very welcome , thanks for the comment 👍
Thank you for taking your time in educating us .. very clearly explained no silly music really enjoyed watching .. 👍👍
Glad you enjoyed it, thanks for the comment
Great video, how do you remove the bottom Cog behind the Crank pully to get to crank seal please 🙏
Not a bad job to do, I thought it would be alot more involved being a Vauxhall. I did a Ford Fiesta the other week with a stretch auxiliary belt,what a pain, as I did not have the special tool to do it. Great and clear instructions as always. It must take you ages to film and edit. If I was doing the job the bleep machine would be worn out.😁😆
👍 yeah them stretchy belts are a right pain! yeah it does take a while, doubles the time of the job id say , then a good few hours editing! feels rewarding once its all complete! ha . haha ive had a few bleep moments ive had to edit out 🤣
Very well done,methodical approach and checking each stage.Top man.
Glad you enjoyed it!
and how to change the simmerings behind the "smart wheels"? If you change the timing belt and tensioners, it makes no sense to left the old simmerings undone.
Great video, used it to do the belt on my zafira. Only thing I found was putting the new belt on, I had to use the crank locking tool as I found the crank moved to easily when putting the belt on without.
Thanks for the comment , glad it helped 👍 yeah it’s always abit easier with another set of hands when putting the belt on
Great video, thank you. can I please ask, what about the water pump? Aren't you meant to change that when you change the timing belt?
Hi Mate may I ask what do i do if the belt is off and the Crank Pulley timing mark as moved a quarter of turn.
Thankyou.
Attention to detail is fantastic on your RUclips channel 👏💪🔧💥
👍👍 thanks 😁
Do you not really need to use the other parts of the holding kit? The cam bar and flywheel/flywheel brackets.
Haynes states that for the idler pulley and timing belt tensioner the torque settings are 20 and 25 nm respectively, not angles added afterwards for this engine. What is right then?
I only go of the data from Haynes pro specially for the vehicle in the video , other may differ on engine code etc so I wouldn’t like to advise you 100%
Absolutely fantastic job, explanation and teaching legend. Not done timing belt for 10 years, eyesight bad, but, after this why not have another go. is the water pump on the timing belt drive?
Thanks for the comment 😀 the water pump is separate on these engine , it’s run on the aux belt
What about changing the Water Pump at the same time as recommended by the manufacturer???????
It is recommended but as this belt doesn’t run on the water pump it can be changed at any time
Cool lots less worrys. I need to do this. Shop wont cause cant lock the fly wheel. Super clear video, clears up the degrees on the torque wrench. I have never heard of that till these last few videos. Dumb question, what are they degrees of temperature or angle?
👍 angle
Say if you're just doing the Drive Belt only can this be done from the top by removing the air box and working from the top instead of having to jack up the car and working from under?
yeah you should be able to
Superb Video, looking forward to doing my belt kit soon
Thanks, glad you liked it 👍
Hi, nice video. A quick question where do you get the torque specs as a vauxhall online manual says to torque it in just one stage the same as the esitronic program on my laptop. I'm about to do the timing belt replacement and I'm confused with a torque settings now
Thanks , my info all comes from autodata .. not sure why it differs
Hi mate thank for your video, I just recently done a cam on a Vauxhall , question what torque wrench you using and can send me a link for it please
Snap on torque wrench mate ebay.us/UGZx9N
Thanks, very useful.
Glad it was helpful!
Amazing watching ya doing the timing belt ....
Thanks Andy 👍👍
There appears to be a surprising amount of space in that engine bay, which is a win! You always seem to use the Gates cam belt kits, you obviously rate them? Thanks for taking the time to put these videos together, they’re fascinating 🔧👍🏻
Yeah vauxhalls are normally quite good for space which helps a lot! also makes filming bit easier! 👌. I really rate the Gates kits kits, I prefer to fit gates or OE .. Ive never had an issue with one & they do offer good support / warranty of there is an issue 👍..
@@diydaly That's good to know. I used a Gates kit when I did the cambelt on my wife's KA. There were loads to choose from but I thought if you're using them them must be a good combination of cost vs quality. I've got the mobile tyre fitter coming over today as the TPMS light keeps popping on in the Kuga. I'm thinking the batteries are getting low as the car is 7 years old. I could do with a TopDon :-)
@@TheDervMan yeah definetly 👍.. yeah could be that , not had my issues with the Tpms sensor tbf .. lol it would be handy! I get used to having all the equipment to hand all the time!🙌
@@diydaly I feel like I need to update this thread on my TPMS adventure! My friendly tyre fitter came over this morning with his TPMS tool. We discovered 2 of the 4 tyres/wheels had a low battery warning. He's coming back on Wendesday to replace all four wheel transmitters. The car has been in the family from new (2015) so if two have gone the other two won't be far behind.
@@TheDervMan 👍 thanks that’s handy to know! Yeah I’d replace all 4 if it was mine too 👌
Very helpful. Thank you for making the video
I like your job mate. Well done👍👍👍
Thanks for the comment 😁👍👌
I have this exact timing belt kit that I'm still trying to fit to my astra h z16xer, maybe i have the wrong kit although it says it's compatible, followed all the steps just stuck getting this belt on bit frustrated lol
Is the issue that the belt is too tight to get over the tensioner? Also just check both belts have the same amount it teeth
@@diydaly Finally managed to get it on with the help of a local mobile mechanic, he used a small pry bar to get it over the tensioner, cars all good now don't hear chirping anymore.
@@jamiem5319 are nice one 👍👍 they can be tight sometimes!
Very clear and informative 👌 👏👍
Thanks 👍
Yes, well done thank you..Nice and clear...
👍
Is the water connected to the cambelt or is that seperate
Separate on this engine
Thank you
Do you have a video for the water pump on a zafira 1.8 at all
Also I have a 14 plate zafira 1.8 but the mk2 shape same process for cambelt as I’ve bought all the parts you recommended
@@deanmiles1454 afraid I’ve not got a water pump video, the timing belt job should be the same I believe
is there no water pump there?
Wp is driven by the aux belt
Great video. Thank you. 😊✌️
👍👍
@@diydaly I've got the Zafira B Z18XER and I need to replace next to the timing belt/v belt the camshaft adjuster.
I've already bought the engine timing tool.
There's a long to do list for my car. The cooling fluid has "orange" mud on the lid, which I assume comes because of the oil cooling gasket. I'm also going to change some other gasket's while doing that new installation.
So, your video really helps me and wanted to thank you for that. 😊✌️
@@iConceptPhones 👍👍 glad it will help
Well presented 👌🏽
Thank you 🙌
Very well explained
Thanks 👍👍👍😃
Ignore the erroneous fitment of the aux belt 31:11 riding on 1 ridge of the belt on the water pump pulley.
Mate, You're a cowboy!
Thank you.👍🏻
You are welcome!
Why there's a 20nm and then 120° and then 15°....couldn't they just said for exm. 30nm? I don't get it 🙄
Cam shaft position
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thanks 👍
5*****'s
Really well explained…thanks for that, helps out a lot!
Outstanding; less painful from your straightforward approach & layman’s terms. Helps me a lot with my Astra 1.8; and no music in your video (which would be a distraction).
👍👍 thanks