Falcons are quite hard to get into it's a tight squeeze you bang your head getting in dumb design

Great work mate! I done one on my 2005 vrx magna and it was a bit daunting thats for sure, but like you i persevered and got it in the end. Keep up the good work!

You do a good job, Mate, tip-top!

I did a timing belt and water pump on the Hyundai V6, very similar approach. Except I put a little crease in the water pump gasket so had to do it 2 times lol. Tip: Fill with coolant before reassembling absolutely everything. 😢😂

Turbo the territory next 👍

How to plug the phone there? I cant see any usb for plugging a cable to phone

The cyberpunk 2077 music on the background had me dying

I see that you changed the water inlet hose did you just use a normal tap fitting or need to use the one supplied

not gonna lie the au falcon is ugly but reliable

Looks like some fresh wild AU tracks, they tend to migrate to cul de sacs when it's quiet 👀

I didn't have the 3rd line in the middle when I removed my stock pump so now I'm confused

I've spent $150k on mine! Car cost me $8k It is a 1300hp reliable no expensed spared animal

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Piss easy timing belts to replace. About as easy as they get. Come and do one on my Renault Megane which need special tools to lock cams and crank and there are no keyways on any pullies 😂 Easy when you know how, a bad day if you mess it up though…

Well worth the twenty, one guy on market place has one for sale, insured value 22k plus you now know and enjoy a true Australian built classic sit back and watch the value go up I've got a vrx best car I ever owned well done and it looks great Cheers Michael

I like the AU, but love the VT too.. both brilliant cars. I have a 2003 VY I use for traveling and the engine still makes that nice roar, its smooth with plenty of power. I wouldn't push it to hard though, but If I had an AU, I'd definitely push it because its 24 valve straight 6, they can be pushed and generate great power and longevity. However, the ecotech is only 2 valves per cylinder and isn't an original supercharged V6, so pushing it would be catastrophic

Love my Territory... Diesel. Going through the headaches now. Injectors are worn out need replacement - new would be around $5k job, going second hand injectors to get through and maybe offload for a petrol. It is such an amazing family car and sad having these problems now.

such a great channel. real guy, real job, only missing the real cussing.

That's a big job for your first timing belt. You did well. My first was when I blew a water pump on a Friday night. Grabbed the pump and belt kit Saturday morning from work, had it all apart that afternoon, and back together Sunday afternoon, so I could get to work Monday morning. I didn't worry about doing the cam seals either. Looks like a right angle impact wrench would be a good investment for getting those cam pulleys off though.

“Steaming hot member” 😂

Can I record video on my smartphone through a wall (via WiFi) infinitely until the smartphone's memory card runs out?

I personally couldn't be bothered to muck around with the flash units. Simplicity is bliss, and there are options out there to add a bit of pep to the factory style units.

Nice work, I'm avoiding but should become an expert once / if I get through the fleet 2x tj wagon TL awd vr. I'm happy to see the fights not edited out. Remove rad and fan for alternator access would be my comment from my engine bay fights and win. Also ratchet spanners are cheaper than therapy, treat yourself to a metal trim removal tool (way more uses than trim) and a set of toledo pick tools changes everything. Engine bay grief try an EJ turbo straight to the shop.

You own a Ford BA? Sorry to hear that. Haha 😄

Your just been employed as new Magna mechanic ....hope u never have to replace cylinder heads on your v6 ...better of sticking with the ford falcons for the extra reliability and high kms from blue oval

Loving the Gran Turismo background tunes Well done tackling this- not an easy job by any means.

i just did my ba . the very last underside bolt near the firewall was and the lower bracket near the starter motor was a nightmare. lot of skin missing. great vid!

Try a rattle gun on the cam sprocket bolts when loosening in conjunction with the tool to hold them in place

How many hours labour, Sean???

Oh love the n64 goldeneye music😂 now that takes me back to being 19😂😂

9:32 any of these things wont work on a proper tape drive that has error code 8 and anti spill protection.

Love the Magna 👍

Absolute Herculean effort there mate, well done!🫡

What a great video, thank you for taking the effort. Also love to see a video where I recognise the streets.

Thanks for this video! I used your vid to install Bluetooth in my 2002 MG-ZTT. It has a similar Alpine head unit but with some differences. The cassette board was unlabelled but looking through the bottom of the case I saw that the main board was labelled underneath at the 20 pin connector. I cut an access hole so that I could see the labelling and soldered my wires directly to the cassette board side of the connector. It worked first time, but an empty cassette case didn't stop the constant reversing. I ended up just leaving a blank cassette tape in the player and now it works flawlessly! Thanks again!

I don't think you're an idiot Sean. An epic job well done, should be proud of yourself having the ability and the guts to give it a go. 10/10.

Like a tape worm bawhaaaaha!

Have the same manual, it helped me do the same job on my 380.

Love watching your magna videos. I sold my vrx over 10 years ago and though I've moved onto bigger and better cars I still miss it and think of it quite often. These videos bring back fond memories for me. So thank you

First I’m 13 and modding my car in GT3 A-spec. Then I’m 8 and in the pause menu of Goldeneye. Thanks for the memories!

Mate, any in car engine repair is a pain in the ass to achive unless yourve done it before, hence gain by experiance. As you know the resale of your MITSI is like gold and silver, The only way is UP.

Actually the WH Statesman would take the title of biggest yacht on wheels - 17 mm longer than the Fairlane.

I can't watch . Mines due in5000km ahhh ! Makers Mark in my pespi max for this one.

Those rubber/leather strap oil filter tools work well fir holding the cam gears. I used this method on a TJ sports 6G75 I swapped in to a TF magna. With manual transmissions Magnas can be surprisingly swift. 😁

Sean you did your best with the tools you had so good on you for giving it a go. However after seeing your frustration with breaking a part, the water pump bolt didn’t wanna do its job, the amount of crap you have to remove to do the job and not having the right tools its sometimes better to have the pros do it. As you know it’s important to do this particular job and you have to get it right the first time, as this is an interference engine. I’m about to have mine done, I purchased the kit and I’ll remove most of the external parts to allow the mechanic to get onto the more critical components and save a few bucks, my Pajero is the 6G75. I, like you, enjoy being able to say I did it myself but with some jobs its ok to let a mechanic do certain things, he has the training, the right tools like the SST, and he’ll be the one to knock the job over in a few hours while you’re doing the more important things to you, and everything would have been replaced. Top little video of your work!!!

My 1 cent... This is the easiest modern layout "big engine fwd" to work on. Give it more time, you dived into one of the hardest jobs to do on it right off the bat. You have done ok considering and had the balls to show us what when wrong! Cudos to you mate!! Loosen the bolts on the cams before you crack the crank, use the old belt to hold the engine still with a breaker braced on the crank timing/ main bolt. Impacts crack them easy then. I have done heaps of these and that what I do. Hope that helps someone!

Kudos to you for tackling this yourself. Whoever decided east-west V6's were a good idea should be locked up.

Great work Sean - I consider myself to have a semi-decent level of mechanical aptitude but the prospect of replacing a timing belt is incredibly daunting. I’ve replaced cam sprockets on my 5.4 V8 Fairlane and that was stressful enough making sure the chain went back on in the right place. You’ve done a great thing putting so much time and effort into this car and it’s awesome to see how far it’s come under your care.

Great job loved the content thats a huge job changing a cam belt well done.

Jacking the engine up on the sump😂