View Full Version : Nova 1.3 SR cambelt change.
Joe Richardson
12-01-09, 10:05 PM
what are cambelts like to do on a 1.3 SR:)
Has anybody got a guide on how to do it,Tools i will need etc.
cheers
Joe:thumb:
Novasport
12-01-09, 10:10 PM
Jeez, piece of pish. Get a waterpump aswell as it will only leak if you dont replace it. It tensions the belt.
a socket set, some spanners, some allen keys & a large adjustable spanner to move the water pump to re-tension it.
remove the fan belt
remove the timing case
time the cambelt with the marks on the top & bottom pulleys
loosen the water pump & slacken the belt, to be safe, get a new pump cos they always leak anyway
unbolt the bottom pulley (stick it in gear & get assistant to stand on the brakes)
slip the old belt off & slip the new one on.
refit the bottom pulley with some loctite on the threads
make sure it is timed correctly
tighten the new belt by turning the water pump (lookin haynes book for tension figure)
refit the cover & fan belt
An absolute doddle,as all have explained lol
Joe Richardson
12-01-09, 10:13 PM
Jeez, piece of pish. Get a waterpump aswell as it will only leak if you dont replace it. It tensions the belt.
cheers for that,Im only 17....so never really worked on them before:)
so there is no tensioner then ?
Water pump IS the tensioner
cheers mowgli, gave me an insite into it for when me and essex kid does it
Novasport
12-01-09, 10:18 PM
No automatic tensioner no, just manually tension it with the pump.
Get a Haynes manual, some people make take the piss about them but everyone uses them and they are very useful.
Read the instructions, digest and proceed at your own pace.
You have picked the right car anyway, they are very simple mechanically so good to start learning about car maintenance. You will just need to brush up on your bodywork skills aswell to keep up with the good ole Nova rustlol
Good luck:thumb:
Joe Richardson
12-01-09, 10:24 PM
No automatic tensioner no, just manually tension it with the pump.
Get a Haynes manual, some people make take the piss about them but everyone uses them and they are very useful.
Read the instructions, digest and proceed at your own pace.
You have picked the right car anyway, they are very simple mechanically so good to start learning about car maintenance. You will just need to brush up on your bodywork skills aswell to keep up with the good ole Nova rustlol
Good luck:thumb:
I am an audi apprentice technician,so i work on cars everyday:D
Just wanted to know what the job was like to do,that was all:)
cheers
Joe Richardson
12-01-09, 10:28 PM
time the cambelt with the marks on the top & bottom pulleys
I there any locking tools..ie crank or cam locking tools you can use,once you have timed the engine,so that nothing moves:)
Novasport
12-01-09, 10:39 PM
No need, just line up the mark on the cam sprocket with the one on the backplate and dont move it. Put it in gear & apply the handbrake to stop the crank sprocket moving.
Welsh Dan
12-01-09, 10:40 PM
There aren't but you don't really need them on an 8 valve.
Joe Richardson
12-01-09, 10:41 PM
No need, just line up the mark on the cam sprocket with the one on the backplate and dont move it. Put it in gear & apply the handbrake to stop the crank sprocket moving.
cheers for that:thumb:
DW-Nova
12-01-09, 11:22 PM
As has been said theyre very easy to do ! i did mine when i first got my car at the age of 17 too ! didnt really know what i was doing at all but thought i'd have a go and it was a doddle, once you put the new belt on turn the engine over manually i.e. with a ratchet on the bottom pulley to make sure theyre's no tight spots.
as you are an audi tech, then you will be used to swapping water pumps........ buy a QH one, as they supply GM these days
When I done a timing belt on a 1300 I took off the starter motor and jammed the flywheel with a screwdriver to get the bottom pulley off, the bolt shouldn't be that tight anyway.
I got away without tnesioning the belt, checked tension according to haynes, hey presto :cool: .
Tension is something like: Find the middle point of the longest part of the belt (between cam sprocket and crank) and depress the belt towards the water pump, with moderate pressure the belt should travel approx 1cm towards the water pump!
Something like that, check it fo sho tho.
When I done a timing belt on a 1300 I took off the starter motor and jammed the flywheel with a screwdriver to get the bottom pulley off, the bolt shouldn't be that tight anyway.
why not just remove the access plate on the bellhousing???
but if the car is parked up in 1st gear with the handbrake on, then it should easily undo without all the trouble
Dunno, just never thought on that really, but the starter is handy enough taken off anyway with two bolts.
Joe Richardson
13-01-09, 11:41 PM
as you are an audi tech, then you will be used to swapping water pumps........ buy a QH one, as they supply GM these days
yep we do change them alot on the older models:)
will look out for QH one:thumb:
DW-Nova
15-01-09, 10:02 PM
you change it in the end mate ?
Joe Richardson
17-01-09, 11:18 PM
you change it in the end mate ?
Just bought the car today,pick it up next weekend,once in the garage i will start doing the work:thumb:
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