[rondeo]

It's day eleven now and the new timing belt is in place, tensioned and the crankshaft bolt is ready to tighten.

I've been working part time and making special tools and mistakes along the way. Most of these are tools with longer extensions, for example the 6mm hex for timing belt tensioner. Another was for the radiator drain plug so I didn't need to lower the radiator as in Cobrin's excellent photo essay, which was a great help for moral support, along with Alan Howatt's video; though I prefer not to use the rattle gun.

For DIYers, I'd say timing belt replacement on this car is about as hard as the possible gets. Look to the internet for assistance, always with a critical eye.


To harp on a bit, I say forget the AFAIKs and the IMHOs, I just say it as if were the TRUTH, but as you know, it may or may not not be.