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LOOSEN DRIVERS WHEEL NUTS JACK CAR UP ON DRIVERS SIDE AND THEN REST THE CAR ON A AXLE STAND REMOVE DRIVERS SIDE WHEEL YOU CAN NOW PARTLEY SEE THE BOTTOM PULLEY DISCONECT BATTERY (OPTIONAL) MAKING SURE YOU HAVE RADIO CODE REMOVE ENGINE COVER, 2X10MM, 2XBREATHER PIPES, 1 VACUM PIPE LIFT COVER UP AND THEN REMOVE IF YOU ARE GOING TO RENEW THE WATER PUMP WITH THE BELT THEN DRAIN COOLANT FROM BOTTOM OF RADIATOR HOSE YOU CAN USE THIS AGAIN OR REPLACE THE COOLANT UP TO YOU REMOVE THE TOP CAM BELT COVER NOW SURPORT THE ENGINE WITH A TROLLEY JACK AND A PIECE OF SOFT WOOD ON TO THE BOTTOM OF THE SUMP REMOVE THE ENGINE MOUNTING BRACKET 2X13MM REMOVE ENGINE MOUNT 3X16MM NOW THE ENGINE CAN BE RAISED AND LOWERED BY THE TROLLEY JACK REMOVE ALTERNATOR BELT AND THEN REMOVE THE BELT ADJUSTER TO GAIN ACCESS TO THE BOTTOM OF THE CAMBELT COVER NOW LOWER THE ENGINE SLOWLY SO YOU CAN GAIN ACCESS TO THE BOTTOM PULLEY FROM THE DRIVERS WHEEL ARCH CLEAN THE 4X6MM ALAN KEY BOLTS AND MAKE SURE YOU HAVE A GOOD FIT AS NOT TO ROUND OF SLACKEN OF THE 4 BOLTS YOU CAN PUT A 19MM SPANNER ON THE CRANKSHAFT NUT TO STOP THE BOTTOM PULLEY FROM TURNING DO NOT REMOVE THE 19MM CRANKSHAFT BOLT UNLESS YOU ARE REPLACING THE SEAL AS THIS IS TORQUED UP TO A HIGH SETTING NOW TO TIME UP THE ENGINE BEFORE WE REMOVE THE BOTTOM PULLEY TIMING MARKS ARE ALLREADY ON THE CAM AND CRANKSHAFT YOU CAN UES TIPEX OR WHITE TOACH UP STICK MAKE SURE THE BOTTOM PULLEY IS ALIGNED UP AND THE CAM SHAFT IS ALIGNED REMOVE THE BOTTOM PULLEY YOU MIGHT HAVE TO TAP OF BUT DO NOT DAMAGE THE PULLEY NOW REMOVE THE BOTTOM CAMBELT COVER 3X10MM AND 2XCLIPS NOW JACK UP THE ENGINE TO GAIN ACCESS TO THE BRACKET THAT IS BETWEEN THE CAM BELT AND REMOVE 3X16MM MAKE SURE ALL OF YOUR TIMING MARKS ARE ALIGNED AND NOW REMOVE THE BELT TENSONER AND BELT WITH OUT MOVING THE CAMSHAFT/CRANKSHAFT NOW REMOVE THE WATER PUMP 2X6MM ALAN KEY RENEW WATER PUMP AND TENSONIER TIME AND ADJUST THE CAM BELT AND TURN ENGINE OVER BY HAND TWICE TO MAKE SURE THE TIMING MARKS ARE ALLINGED AND THAT THE PISTONS WILL NOT HIT THE VALVES NOW REFIT EVERTHING BACK IN REVERSE ORDER MAKING SURE TO USE BLUE LOCKTIGHT ON THE BOLTS YOU REMOVED REFILL WITH COOLANT AND BLEED THE SYSTEM JOB DONE PARTS AROUND £100.00 GIVE YOURSELF HALF A DAY AND I ALWAYS USE ORIGINAL PARTS FOR THIS KIND OF JOB. THE MONEY YOU SAVE IN LABOUR YOU CAN AFFORD ON PARTS THANKS TO LUPOBOZ (DALE) WHO SURPLIED ORGINAL PARTS WITH HIS DISCOUNT THIS IS ONLY MY ADVICE ON THIS AND YOU TAKE ANY WORK YOU DO AT YOUR OWN RISK.