[bundybear75]

Originally Posted by rondeo

Thanks to cobrin and bundybear for posts on cambelt changing, a great help. It was an anxious moment to start the engine, but a relief to find everything sounds normal now.

I'd say this job calls for expert DIY; preferably in retirement, or not doing it solo. One mistake I made was to grease the crankshaft oil seal. It could have been avoided by reading the Haynes manual, and cost $86 for a new seal to fix. I picked up the mistake because I thought the seal looked a bit different to what they did 'in the old days'.

Yeah I remember the anxious moment when I first turned the key. Not being a mechanic but pretty handy with my hands I was concerned it could go bang....

I have done over 35K km since so I'm pretty sure its OK....