CV8 Cambelt

[nickwaiheke]

anyone had slippage?? mine appears to be slipping on cold start-up 75k miles goes away after 5/8 minutes driving

[2blackhats]

I'm not the most technically minded, but I thought these cars have chains not belts. Are you sure it isn't the auxilliary belt?

[nickwaiheke]

that would make sense looking at the thing didn't look manly enough

[ringram]

DIY £20 replacement
The old one is probably stretched somewhat. There is a tensioner with some marks on it. You could see how it looked.

[snowwolf]

Easy to change, get one from the fish, the front belt that does the alteranator/p/steering is easy to do from under the bonnet, but the air con belt does need you to jack up the front of the car to be able to change that one, but all easy to to do.

[S800VXR]

nickwaiheke said:

that would make sense looking at the thing didn't look manly enough

Go straight to VXR on line, do not pass HSV forums!

[ringram]

snowwolf said:

air con belt does need you to jack up the front of the car to be able to change that one, but all easy to to do.

Us tall types can do the aircond one in the VXR8 just leaning into the engine bay. Maybe it has more room in there?

[snowwolf]

May be there is more room on VXR was my first time doing the belts, and found it easier doing the air con belt from underneath as it was easier to get to the tensioner, now I have done it, I will have another look from the top.

While underneath I greased up all the parts of the power steering pipework that looked a bit corroded where it goes through the clips, just to make sure they dont corrode more.