Vauxhall combo 1.3 Cdti timing chain replacement on a driveway

After getting a £650 quote to replace the timing chain on my £600 van,,,I decided to watch a few TH-cam videos and have a go myself
This is my first rodeo so if there’s anything done wrong… yes

[@anthonycomerford2704]

Brilliant! One of the best videos I've watched recently. Glad it worked out for you. Impressed you torqued to spec.

[@c111prs]

Thanks pal, just hope it can help a few others now, like I needed help 2 weeks ago :)

[@drazenaudi7864]

Nije mi jasno jedino kada stezete remenicu radilice i bregaste ...dali ste to vadili van blokade ...u stvari pitanje je ako se dobro blokira bregasta ili radilica dali se trebaju vadit blokade?pozz

[@jjt1093]

This is seriously the best vid online for this job! In finland this would be about 1500euro job

[@c111prs]

@@jjt1093 thanks pal glad it’s helped you out

[@jjt1093]

@@c111prs Finaly found the groove on the flywheel for the mark LOL, had issues rotating engine by hand seems it was getting stuck on something, So I loosed the cam pins and rotated till I could free the lower end to get it to mark, then I ll retime the cams

[@c111prs]

@@jjt1093 nice one pal well done, you can get the engine back in time once you’ve undone the nut on either top or bottom sprocket

[@jjt1093]

@c111prs new issue lol, I've got everything timed and new chain and all that but engine is very hard to turn around by hand, gets to a point and gets stuck, now after inspecting it's not the engine itself it's the crank oil drive sprocket has play in it seems to get stuck at somepoint judging by the large wear marks, with cover removed and testing I can see it has play around the sprocket it's supposed to drive, spins on the crank perfectly without the gear

[@c111prs]

@@jjt1093 there should be no play in the bottom Pully mate it’s fixed to the crankshaft using a stretch bolt ,,torqued to specification 50nm plus 90 degrees , one time use only bolt mate, have you replaced the one you took off

[@jjt1093]

Another silly question, I cutt the exhaust off so thats out the way, But the flywheel cover plate, I had 2 sunken bolts and 1 that went throught to the bell housing and 2 for the web? that goes across the oil pan, is that it ? mine wont budge to come off

[@c111prs]

I had 6 torque bolts to undo I’m sure 4 bolted to the engine block and there’s 2 green bolts going into the gearbox case the longer green is found at the front the other is smaller so they need to go back in order

[@jjt1093]

@c111prs ok I'll have a look feels like there is a bolt attached somewhere bugger is just not moving lol

[@c111prs]

@@jjt109325 minutes in the bracket is on the floor and at 26 minutes in I’m re fitting the 2 green bolts

[@jjt1093]

@@c111prs thanks I'll check that

[@jjt1093]

Doing this aswell, Did you have to pull the whole exhaust off? mine wont budge So I cant get the damn pan off, also the crank cover has to come off too right ?, now as a land Rover Guy I gotta say the engineer who designed this needs a thumping

[@c111prs]

You dont need to take off full exhaust mate but it was in the way a bit and I’d had it apart before, crank cover has to come off yes mate and the sump, best of luck with it and sorry for the late reply

[@jjt1093]

@c111prs all 👍 I'm stuck trying to.pry the damn exhaust apart under the sump lol

[@c111prs]

@@jjt1093 only other way is drop that downpipe at the manifold , I had to raise the engine (drivers side)with a jack to get the sump back on

[@c111prs]

@@jjt1093 I took my exhaust off in 3 parts , back box first then the centre, if you can get to that stage Youl get more pry or wiggle from the centre section, the flexi hose on mine was fairly new so it took the abuse to separate them, one lace you get that first bit of movement, keep chipping away maybe a hammer as well as shaking and twisting it

[@jjt1093]

@@c111prs Ill give that a go

[@jjt1093]

OK so that crank cover web has like 4 main bolts and 1 through the transmission mount it seems think thats my last one

[@jjt1093]

or does the tranny mount need all off, Sorry for sounding daft but this is a nightmare engine. I have a jackstand under the ac pump and I guess I need another where the tranny is correct

[@c111prs]

There’s 4 going into the block and the 2 green bolts in to the gearbox case to remove then it should come off

[@jjt1093]

@@c111prs Ok got it :) thanks for that 1 was left, SO now if have got all off I need I know 100% my chain was loose some bolts were loose on tensioner and guide, So is there a good symbol more mark on the flywheel to see Im good on timing ? or for rotating the crank to get it into postion

[@c111prs]

@@jjt1093 there’s a little hole in the case underneath you can get a drill bit In to lock the flywheel Youl have to manually turn the engine to you can get it in, I also marked the teeth with paint ,,there’s 2 spring loaded tools to lock the camshafts but if you undo the caps front and back on the head you can see with a mirror if they are in time with the crank once you’ve locked it ,if you struggle with this you can get a cheap kit with the flywheel lock pin and spring loaded cam locks on e bay for less than £20

[@c111prs]

@@jjt1093 there’s a window you can open on the timing chain cover to inspect the chain ect , you need to remove the drivers side engine mount first to get to it , just make sure the engine is supported before you remove the engine mount