While straight-forward, replacing the timing belt and water pump are a huge PITA in these cars - in the past few years, I haven't done either with the motor in the car b/c it's such a pain but I digress.
Since you've already done this on an 8v, you're well aware of what's necessary in the way of tools. As for the tensioner spanner, it's readilly available and costs about $15. The only "while-you're-there" task would be to replace all of the drive belts at the same time. Also you'd be wise to purchase new allen bolts for the pulleys as they tend to get deformed during removal. The only caveat is to ensure that the timing marks line up exactly - unlike the 8v motor, the valves WILL touch the pistons with less than desirable results. --- "Hauptmann, Eric" <[email protected]> wrote: > I am going to replace my timing belt, tensioner and water pump in a > few > weeks and was wondering if you guys had any pointers (engine is 2L > 16V)? It > looks straight forward enough but want to make sure. I've done it > on my 8V > without much problem and am assuming that it won't be much > different on the > 16V. Also, I believe that there is a special tool needed for the > tensioner, > is this necessary? if so, any ideas on how much it will cost? > > Thanks, > > Eric > _______________________________________________ > a2-16v-list mailing list > [email protected] > http://mail.a2-16v.com/mailman/listinfo/a2-16v-list > For list archives, see listinfo link above. __________________________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Shopping - Send Flowers for Valentine's Day http://shopping.yahoo.com
