Timing Belt Slipped - Bent Stuff - Inc Photos...

KennyG · Post by **KennyG** » Wed Aug 22, 2007 8:36 pm

That's s**t dude!! My water pump has just gone so gonna have to get that and the timing belt done, just a few months after gettin the gearbox and clutch done!!! Loosing faith in the Polo big style!!!

sorted · Post by **sorted** » Mon Aug 27, 2007 11:43 am

The rebuild is on.

Will get some progress pictures

Had the car 4 months , and i have some amount of repair photos LOL

Si_GTi · Post by **Si_GTi** » Mon Aug 27, 2007 1:19 pm

What a ball ache! You have a pretty assistant though

Not planning any strengthened or modified internals whilst your at the rebuild - lightened flywheel for example?

Best of luck with the rebuild

Cheers

sorted · Post by **sorted** » Mon Aug 27, 2007 10:14 pm

pARTS ARE HERE

First four bent valves

First Four bent valves - side view

The head at the start:

Valve Springs

8 bent as a row of pink tents valves

8 NEW VALVES

All Lap'd in

Before sanding the head :

A row of bent valves :

All lapped in:

Working hard at it

Sanding the head

Parts LOL

Sanded and Cleaned head:

Valves were really hard to get out, so got 8 out and 8 lapd in. The other 8 are getting done tomorro. Ran out of time - 2nite took from 5pm to half 9!!

Job done so far.

Neildo

gazmangti · Post by **gazmangti** » Mon Aug 27, 2007 10:21 pm

Good work mate. I hate lapping valves in

. Boring job.

How hard is the cambelt to do?

Redline · Post by **Redline** » Mon Aug 27, 2007 10:38 pm

This has just served as a big reminder that my cambelt change is overdue!

sorted · Post by **sorted** » Mon Aug 27, 2007 10:57 pm

Redline wrote:This has just served as a big reminder that my cambelt change is overdue!

Get it done

Or at least let us see your progress thread on the rebuild

Callum · Post by **Callum** » Tue Aug 28, 2007 1:03 pm

Ahhh, the trusty bent valve trick!

Lapping in the new valves is the worse bit, I should know as it happend twice in my car!!

Make sure you torque the tensioner to only 20nm, I know it's awkward to get to, but it will fail if you don't!!

The actual job it self is pretty easy, just time consuming....

sorted · Post by **sorted** » Wed Aug 29, 2007 12:35 am

Build it back up 2morro

Neildo

sorted · Post by **sorted** » Fri Aug 31, 2007 10:09 am

Wed Nights Work

Got the cam box bolt on as well - just never got a photo. Thur night never done any work, hopefully tonight finish of a few wee bits , then get the new water pump and timing done.

Neildo

sorted · Post by **sorted** » Tue Oct 16, 2007 8:43 pm

5th Gear DEEEEEEEEEEEED

Gear Selector marked

Somethings ive been doing while the gearbox was away getting fixed ....

Tinted with no laquer!

Never done any bodywork stuff before but gave it a try and see how it goes

Neildo

1der · Post by **1der** » Sat Oct 20, 2007 10:49 pm

you fibreglass the bumper wher the rubstrips were?