self servicing!!

[EssexIbiza1985]

alrite guys... me n my dad are gona service the beast of a 1.4 beeza n need a little advice. Gona be changing the cam belt. is there any specialist tools i need?
I was also going to replace the ******* noisy tappet that makes it sound **** from cold. I was going to do this seperately but do you need to take the cam belt off to do so? if so i may as well do it wen doin the service.
cheers!

 

[Dolly_Gti]

if you change the tappets your need to remove the cam i believe, if its just a little ticking an oil change may help. my friend used some oil designed for hydraulic tappets in his fiesta ztec and it helped quieten the hydraulic tappets a little.

as for the cambelt, i did mine on the gti and it says you need some special pliers to move the tensioner around, but basically there are 2 small holes in the side of it, and some right angled circlip pliers did the job. apart from that, some torx sockets for the bottom pulley bolts.

 

[F2 Ed]

Note: When you fit new tappets leave the car off for a few hours.

Friend of mine changed his and went booting down the road on new tappets.........BANG!

Might as well do the cambelt change at the same time as you will have the camshaft out. Its not too hard a job on the 1.4, bit more tricky on the 2 16v

 

[EssexIbiza1985]

cheers for that advice! i wil try not to get too excited and take it easy for the first 1000 miles.... not that you can really have it in a 1.4

just out of interest was the engine noticeably quieter before it blew up?????

 

[Angel Boy]

alrite guys... me n my dad are gona service the beast of a 1.4 beeza n need a little advice. Gona be changing the cam belt. is there any specialist tools i need?
I was also going to replace the ******* noisy tappet that makes it sound **** from cold. I was going to do this seperately but do you need to take the cam belt off to do so? if so i may as well do it wen doin the service.
cheers!

Did mine a couple of years ago. Can't remember if I replaced the tensioner pulley as well or it did that on another car. Might be worth looking into.

Andy