I pulled the top bolt on the cam belt cover of the BX 16V last weekend and just generally had a bit of a poke around. Although I was assured that the cam belt was changed not long before I bought the car, I have always had a gut feeling about it due to other things I found (refer to LHM comparison in Froggy Archives as an example) which told me that although the previous owner had spent big bucks doing the right thing getting the car serviced, the ones doing the service had not done the right thing by him by not doing what they were charging for.
The teeth on the belt appeared to be covered in a silvery colour, presumeably from the cogs & pulleys, there was a black mark (not a deep indent or cut; just a mark) on the back of the belt, and although I couldn't get a hold on the belt anywhere else but between the cam pulleys, to me it seemed too loose. I have been told on an overseas Bulletin Board that one guy had similar symptoms on his daughters car & it turned out to be a loose cam belt which caused the silvering & mark on the back of the belt which to me sounds logical. Has anyone else had this on their 16V Cit or Pug??
Just for my own peace of mind I intend swapping the cam belt over and will be getting the locating pins made as per the Haynes specs (God give me strength
) however, I don't know what size "pin" I need to lock the crankshaft to the locating slot in the block. Can anyone tell me what size piece of metal I need? In the diagrams it appears to be about 5 or 6 mm but that's a bit vague & I would prefer to have it on hand when I pull it down rather than have to go improvising at that stage. I imagine it would possibly made out of tool steel.
Any help greatly appreciated.
Alan S
The teeth on the belt appeared to be covered in a silvery colour, presumeably from the cogs & pulleys, there was a black mark (not a deep indent or cut; just a mark) on the back of the belt, and although I couldn't get a hold on the belt anywhere else but between the cam pulleys, to me it seemed too loose. I have been told on an overseas Bulletin Board that one guy had similar symptoms on his daughters car & it turned out to be a loose cam belt which caused the silvering & mark on the back of the belt which to me sounds logical. Has anyone else had this on their 16V Cit or Pug??
Just for my own peace of mind I intend swapping the cam belt over and will be getting the locating pins made as per the Haynes specs (God give me strength
Any help greatly appreciated.
Alan S