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Damo
04-09-10, 11:01 PM
Right ive just rebuilt the head on my xe as it had cracked in the oil gallery but im stuck on the cambelt tensioner its this type,
http://images39.fotki.com/v1228/photos/1/1198760/6438562/DSC05803-vi.jpg
Ive put the belt on and the tensioners took all the slack up on its own is this the normal way or do you have to exert pressure on it too???

Ive spun the engine over and it seems fine.

Damo.
General Baxter
04-09-10, 11:03 PM
erm .................

what the **** is that lol

that looks so home made lol
bazil
04-09-10, 11:04 PM
That don't looklike GM spec lol
General Baxter
04-09-10, 11:05 PM
its just ment to be a little spring lol

all i done was get a spanner over the tensoner, pulled then done it up under pressure lol
Damo
04-09-10, 11:11 PM
its just ment to be a little spring lol

all i done was get a spanner over the tensoner, pulled then done it up under pressure lol

Igot the pic from google looks like a right contraption and nick thats all ive done just pulled the tensioner and tightened it up it that sufficient enough though?
General Baxter
04-09-10, 11:12 PM
when i pulled, the spanner slipped, i ended up flying thru the air about 10ft, thats how hard i was pulling lol
Damo
04-09-10, 11:15 PM
when i pulled, the spanner slipped, i ended up flying thru the air about 10ft, thats how hard i was pulling lol

I just let the spring take up most of the slack then gave a little more by hand no need for spanners here lol.
General Baxter
04-09-10, 11:16 PM
remove the spring lol
nova_saloon
05-09-10, 01:02 AM
thats deffinatly one ivce never seen before, you can still buy the proper springs from vauxhall easily, but i surpose you can do it that way.
brainsnova
05-09-10, 01:21 AM
when i bought the xe auto adjuster from vauxhall when they said the price i said im not paying that and the woman said how about £15 i said i ll take it lol
Pistol Pete
05-09-10, 10:03 AM
3/8 ratchet in the square hole FTW!!
Damo
05-09-10, 10:07 AM
Just wanted to make sure that letting the tensioner take up the slack was the right way as ive never done a 16v belt before lol.
mowgli
05-09-10, 10:09 AM
what you have described is exactly what a spring loaded tensioner does.....

as for that pic... the last time i saw a tensioner like that, it was on a fiesta courier van & was on the ps pump.
Damo
05-09-10, 10:20 AM
what you have described is exactly what a spring loaded tensioner does.....

as for that pic... the last time i saw a tensioner like that, it was on a fiesta courier van & was on the ps pump.

Ok thanks mowgli that pic i think was a homemade tensioning tool someone on mig made it lol.