Pics of timing belt change

[RichardK]

Pedro, because you asked most succinctly....



With cover off



Tool kit ready



Seriously



Don't forget to protect turbo inlet from foreign matter



thermatic fan off



EGR throttle inlet removed



There's the belt



The two idler pulleys, note the rubber crumbs, I assume they came from the belt but no obvious signs where



The tensioner pulley



Close up of tensioner



LH camshaft sprocket



Ooooppppps, some lamp work jewelery SWMBO makes

[BigJon]

Did you do the fuel pump drive belt?

[RichardK]

No, I have the kit and will do that in the next two weeks

[camel_landy]

A picture is worth a thousand words.

BTW - Those rubber crumbs probably appeared when you broke the sean on the timing cover.

M

[DI5CO]

that looks scary.....the engine looks easy though.....nah seriously, well done, looks scary to do!!!!

[Neil P]

Excellent photographs Richard.
Thanks for posting them

[RichardK]

A picture is worth a thousand words.

BTW - Those rubber crumbs probably appeared when you broke the sean on the timing cover.

M

Hi Mark,

I don't think they were from the timing cover seal, that seems more like a PVC compound and the bits were more rubber compound

[hzwart]

Hi Richardk

Do you have the photo's of changing the HP fuel pump?

Thank you

[RichardK]

Hi hzwart,

No, I didn't do it before I traded it for a new D3, I do have a complete set of instructions though, if you PM me I will send them if you want them

Cheers

[Blknight.aus]

those rubber bits are from the sides of the teeth on the belt.

you can quite clearly see the roughing of the edges in the pic of the idler and the cam gear. this happens because of the rubber hardening and then trying to flex.

Its a bit like the cracking that can turn up in suspension bushes or on the edges of the tread blocks of an old unused tyre that gets pressed into servive.