Timing Belts

[Anonymous]

y the hell does my 13sr need to have a 12timing belt???

cos i got a 13belt and its way too slack so i cant drive it. i asked dude at shop and they then said i need a 12 timing belt??? y????

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[Anonymous]

thats just the way it is, some things will never change.

[Anonymous]

wasnt u the guy moaning about piss taking posts :D

serious question peeps i wanna know y i need 12 timing belt? haynes says to adjust tension move water pump but i aint touching that cos i here i move that ull need a brand new one within 50 miles cos itll pack in? so y does 13 timing belt not "work" for my 13sr??

cheers for ne help peeps

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[Anonymous]

1.2 and 1.3 belts are the same
excluding 1.2i belts

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[Anonymous]

diff codes for them tho.
i need one with code VTB130 wots that from? the 13 belt had qtb 128 code???
pls help :D

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[Anonymous]

ermm the 1.2 belts dont fit 1.3? the teeth are diffrent

well they were on the green machine when i bought it

it was supposed to have 1.2 engine but had 1.3 lump
1.2 belt woulndt fit
teeth were diff

so we exchanged for 1.3 belt and it went on no probs


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[Anonymous]

13 belt goes on just too slack. a whole 12mm of deflection when that baby is on :D

the belts i get are not just for vauxhalls could this be prob?

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[Anonymous]

hmmm ... :-/

[Anonymous]

as ste said the 1.2 and 1.3 belts are the same both got square teeth and the 1.4 have rounded teeth

[Anonymous]

1.2 and 1.3 have same belt...both have square teeth....1.4 is rounded. Did that sound the same as the last post? oops :p

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[Anonymous]

early 1.4 are same as 1.3
late 1.4 with auto tensioner are same as 1.2i

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[Anonymous]

Don't supose you could make it loose by skimming loads off the head could you ? When you fit turbo and compression plate it makes the belt too short on some engines, could be the same principle but the other way round?

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[Anonymous]

Your gonna have to move the water pump, it`s a shit design but that`s haow they`re made. Can`t you just replace the gasket/seal? (don`t know personally as I`ve never moved one)

[Anonymous]

change the pump it's only ?15

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[Anonymous]

i hate nova water pumps!! who doesnt put a water pump close to the radiator? fin' vauxhall thats who!
ive had a play, 13belt was rite 12 belts have rounded teeth and 14 belt too big.
but cant i just replace water pump gasket? instead of putting new pump in cos the water pump is sat by me just now :D dont wanna buy more parts :( change of gasket not do the job????

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[Anonymous]

sorry paul, about skimmed head i had a prob putting new cam housing on it was very awkward to fit. it sound like the head of my sr is skimmed? 13belt is rite for it but too slack as it is and cam housing and cam was bitch to put on and match timing with?
sound like head could be skimmed? ne way of checking for this?
i aint as dumb as i sound from this post peeps i just ask lots of questions :D

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[Anonymous]

The only way to check if the head has been skimmed is to measure the deck height (total height of head)very accurately and compare it to the standard dimensions, but i don't know what it should measure?

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