ZX 16v

[welshpug]

This weeks update, 7 day week at work, plus spending time with a friend and some yukky evenings, means I only got the timing belt kit water pump and an ally crank pulley changed.

Genuine kit and pump and a RichW crank pulley.




dropping the engine down off the arm and supporting it on a jack under the sump makes getting at some of the bolts easier.





got a small oil leak somewhere on the back of the engine, probably rear cam cover or cam ladder as the area behind the covers is dry.

using a square drive sump plug key to tension the belt and a 13mm combination spanner to nip the bolt up, home made timing pins, old valve stems and a bolt with the threaded portion cut off







20150303_194826 by WELSHPUG, on Flickr

new standard plugs, plus set of cooler 7's just in case they were needed, only single electrode, though there are two types of 7's with twins listed my local place didnt have them on the shelf, not sure if it'll make that much difference or that I'll need them at all yet.







£9.50 LED floodlamps are great.





Day off tomorrow, going to change the oil and see if I can check the cam timing as theyre just on the standard pinned position at the moment.