172/182 cam belt fitting

[James5_GTT]

Morning all,

Is it possible to change the 172 / 182 cambelt in situ in the clio or does the engine need to come out???

Only ask as I have only ever changed a cambelt on an R5 with 172 lump and it was just about possible to do it in situ.

Cheers James

 

[Fred@BTM]

engine stays in, although front bumper and slam pannel comes off and you have to jack the engine up

 

[NWPerformance]

engine stays in, although front bumper and slam pannel comes off and you have to jack the engine up

Why? :S:S

 

[Jonny1*2]

Why? :S:S

Big hands lol

 

[Fred@BTM]

100 times easier! no point struggling when doing the aux belt and changing the aux tensioner

 

[Bazzon]

And Fred can take strip down the front of the car in a nano second

 

[SBV116]

I leave the bumper on, got little hands though!

 

[sideways danny]

I strip it down too. More space, easier line of sight, get the whole thing done easier and quicker.

I kind of struggle to see how you'd do the lower aux idler with the bumper on TBH :S

 

[NWPerformance]

I strip it down too. More space, easier line of sight, get the whole thing done easier and quicker.

I kind of struggle to see how you'd do the lower aux idler with the bumper on TBH :S

With the right tools

 

[Fred@BTM]

how you doing the aux tensioner with the bumper etc all still in place, i hate those f**king AC pipes and E bolts!

getting the upper alt bracket off to remove the cambelt cover must be a laugh with the bumper/slam panel in place!

 

[sideways danny]

some people just like to make life hard for themselves

 

[NWPerformance]

Nar just lower the engine twist it and its off, then higher the engine to get the tensioner off.

^^^ its not hard :S

 

[Fred@BTM]

sod doing it like that, i value the skin on my hands!!! LOL! surprised you can get the engine high enough to get the pulley locking tool on

 

[sideways danny]

maybe not "hard". Still easier with the bumper off though. Gives me confidence in doing the job right as i can see what i'm doing with proper access

 

[yee_har]

For s***s and giggles....what do Renault do/recommend?

 

[Fred@BTM]

doesn't actually say in the renault book, they show it with just the engine, IE not in a car

 

[sideways danny]

For s**ts and giggles....what do Renault do/recommend?

taking the engine out probably :dead:

 

[NWPerformance]

sod doing it like that, i value the skin on my hands!!! LOL! surprised you can get the engine high enough to get the pulley locking tool on

Lol you got big hand

Tool goes on with room to spare.

Quick question how do you get the 4 bolts on the front panel off without chipping the paint on the bolt? :S

 

[Fred@BTM]

you don't, they always chip, par for the course, even when i cover them in masking tape, nothing you can do about it

 

[sideways danny]

they're not visible after re-assembly anyway. hardly vital

 

[Fred@BTM]

they are! numb nuts!

 

[sideways danny]

hang on brain fade......

 

[NWPerformance]

^^ lol

Thats the only reason why we dont remove them tbh

 

[sideways danny]

worth it IMO. If somone's that fussy they can have some shiny new ones

 

[Fred@BTM]

or buy a touch up pen!

 

[Lagerlout]

I'd let Danny touch me up with his pen tbh.

 

[sideways danny]

oooh you smooth talker

 

[Lagerlout]

And Fred.

When you did mine... didn't seem to take you 5 minutes to get the bumper off....not really any hassle. Anything to make the job easier!

 

[SBV116]

Bupmer on, you need girl hands and your fine!!