[s-cars] Help! Bad CPS - Dealer quote

[iain.atkinson at tesco.net]

I have slipped th belt off on a few I5 motors in the past but always mark it first so i know if it's moved at all, finding a way of keeping tension on it whilst you work is good idea, bungee tie onto the hood springs to mind.

Iain
> 
> From: "Dave Forgie" <forgied at ae.ca>
> Date: 2006/06/19 Mon PM 04:20:31 BST
> To: <s-car-list at audifans.com>
> Subject: [s-cars]  Help! Bad CPS - Dealer quote
> 
> Dave:  The truth is probably somewhere in between the two quotes.  It is
> 
> NOTabsolutely necessary to remove and replace the timing belt to do
> the
>  CPS.  However, it does need to be loosened (a bit) and slipped off the
> cam
>  drive gear.  A good mechanic has a technique to hold the belt with
> some 
> tension so its position on the crank pulley won't change.  Hence the
> shorter 
> time. (But 30 minutes is a bit quick - I think). 
> 
> Dave F.
> 
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