Dum-Dums VNT 2.1TD OEM+ Bianca Estate. (loads of pics and video now added)

[Dum-Dum]

So today I decided that before I remove the original clutch and flywheel from the 2.2 I'd remove the crank pulley so I can do the cam belt and more importantly swap to my shiny lynx one. Anyway the gun wasn't man enough to undo it so I had to use the breaker bar. Sadly I couldn't find a decent locking point for the flywheel so used my ingenuity, enter stage left Mr and Mrs pry bar. One jammed wasn't enough so I had one wedged between the flywheel and the head and the other between the flywheel, the floor and my foot while stopping the engine falling over with my knee. Anyway don't try this at home kids as I thought I was gonna snap the pry bar but eventually it came undone.

   


Decided that I'd better check that the pulleys were the same and fortunately they are.

   





Next I decided that I'd have a bash at removing the swirl flaps, long story short its about a million bolts, my injector pipes didn't want to budge and I wasn't entirely confident that I could keep the timing of both cams with the carriers off so I gave up before removing the cam carriers. I then spent 10 mins fishing about with a torch and a very long cable tie trying to drop the tie down a swirl flap inlet tract while flipping the lever back and forth and eventually worked out the open position for the flaps. Gonna bolt through the lever to stop it moving.

One day I will find the enthusiasm to remove and clean the inlet manifold but that day isn't gonna be today and its not gonna be tomorrow either.





Also for those who didnt see the thread in the lounge I slightly reversed into yet another bollard the other day.