Cambelt Change on Marea TD100
Discussion
I have just bought a Fiat Marea Weekend TD100 ELX, I'm its third owner. It shows 59,500 miles on the clock and from reading elsewhere I get the impression that it would be a good idea for me to change the cambelt sooner rather than later, especially as it came with no service history and we are planning continental holiday in it (to Italy).
Haynes don't do a manual for tha car at all but I have managed to pick one up from Porter. At first glance it doesn't seem as comprehensive as the Haynes manuals, but that may just be because I am more used to their style.
Anyway, the manual does imply that I need a special Fiat tool 1860905000 to hold the crankshaft at TDC while I change the belt. Obviously I don't have such a tool but it looks like something that I could easily knock-up from a piece of scrap metal if I did but know the exact dimensions for it, specifically the distances between the various holes.
Does anybody know of a drawing of such a tool, with Dimensions shown, so that I can do this?
Alternatively does anybody know of any instructions for alternative ways to do the job on a TD100 engine.
Haynes don't do a manual for tha car at all but I have managed to pick one up from Porter. At first glance it doesn't seem as comprehensive as the Haynes manuals, but that may just be because I am more used to their style.
Anyway, the manual does imply that I need a special Fiat tool 1860905000 to hold the crankshaft at TDC while I change the belt. Obviously I don't have such a tool but it looks like something that I could easily knock-up from a piece of scrap metal if I did but know the exact dimensions for it, specifically the distances between the various holes.
Does anybody know of a drawing of such a tool, with Dimensions shown, so that I can do this?
Alternatively does anybody know of any instructions for alternative ways to do the job on a TD100 engine.
The intervals are the same as the petrol engines so I suggest you should really change the belt about now. Although the diesel belt is less stressed than the petrol engines, the sprung tensioner is the same, and the spring mechanism is prone to seizing as it is in the petrol models. This creates incorrect belt tension, and premature belt failure.....
The good news is that because the timing settings are just marks on the pulleys, all you really need to do is align the pulleys to time it correctly.
However, it is ALWAYS a good idea to mark the pulleys before you take the belt off. If in doubt, use a digital camera or phone to take pictures. This way, you won't need the special tool as you could just use a spanner to hold the crank pulley nut. I suggest that you do mark the crank pulley, not just the small drive belt pulley, for greater accuracy.
Do also make sure and rotate the engine by hand first to ensure no valve/piston contact afterwards..
The good news is that because the timing settings are just marks on the pulleys, all you really need to do is align the pulleys to time it correctly.
However, it is ALWAYS a good idea to mark the pulleys before you take the belt off. If in doubt, use a digital camera or phone to take pictures. This way, you won't need the special tool as you could just use a spanner to hold the crank pulley nut. I suggest that you do mark the crank pulley, not just the small drive belt pulley, for greater accuracy.
Do also make sure and rotate the engine by hand first to ensure no valve/piston contact afterwards..
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