Vauxhall Opel Zafira B Timing Belt Replacement | Mistake included

[@CarsExposed]

I left my mistake in the video to show everyone that may have the same problem and to show that mistakes happens and they are the best teachers, mistakes doesn't mean that you are a bad professional in any walk of life but I agree with what my friend Keith Defazio said this week it makes us humans ... I hope we all learn with this one ... cheers 👍👍👍

[@ladi324]

Nice video and explained to very small details. I have to replace my timing belt on a Astra H and the engine block, air filter and everything seems same It’s a old one 2007 and going to ask if the marks would be the same when changing timing belt? ( this time I’ll try and change it myself as have had it done at a mechanic in the past, with ULEZ coming to London next year October 2021 this car only going to be used max 10 months) Thank you

[@DerekGray-c4z]

This video has saved my zaffy .. past 3 months car ran badley .. hard to start .. everyone saying the timings out ... so popped all covers off to check .. all spot-on .. then i saw the bent prong .. straightened it back out .. and yes car runs sweet as ... thanks 👍

[@schwuzi]

Thanks for the video, it was a breeze! I also removed the camshaft sensor by unscrewing the whole plate it is attached to rather than remove the sensor itself. I didn't want to deal with the same problems you did lol.

[@Normanskie]

Congrats. first time is a lesson, second time is a mistake and third time is crass stupidity. Thank you, got mine to do.

[@wyattoneable]

Dealing with a mistake takes you backwards but a fine mechanic such as yourself will deal with it and move on. Well done. Yeah, that cam sensor was ridiculous.

[@CarsExposed]

wyattoneable Hi Wyatt thanks man I appreciate... P.S. I’m still waiting for some fine Wyattoneable stickers 😊👍 cheers mate

[@GrampiesWorkshop]

How's she goin'? That was a very involved repair. Lots of equipment to remove before you can even get to the job at hand. Then damage to a part while getting to the real problem. A hard problem to pick up too. The fault code reader sure comes in handy, then knowing what that code is telling you is a valuable skill too. Everyone makes mistakes, for sure, but you were able to discover what the fault was and why it happened. Good on you for that!!! Thanks for posting buddy. You rock!!!

[@CarsExposed]

Thanks Mike much appreciated 👍👍👍

[@diymisfit_Mechanic_UDX404]

Good you had footage, and you found the cause without having to go through trouble shooting, nice save

[@CarsExposed]

DIY Misfit "Mechanic" that footage saved me big time Bud 😊, I was worried that I broke that seized camshaft sensor but I nice save in the end 😉👍👍👍

[@ivaneu1]

Great job, we also make a mistake. Thank you for sharing it.

[@CarsExposed]

Ivan silva Thanks very much mate I really appreciate it 👍👍👍 Are you Brazilian too ?

[@ivaneu1]

@@CarsExposed yes I'm, how do you know that? Do you know Brazil?

[@CarsExposed]

Ivan silva yeah I lived in SBCampo/SP for 23 years

[@ivaneu1]

@@CarsExposed it's sounds great, I found your channel because the simply diagnosis and I liked that. I'm car electrician and I live in Florianópolis SC. When will you be here in Brazil again?

[@CarsExposed]

Ivan silva Floripa show de bola meu brother, conheci o Steve pessoalmente esses dias na AutoMechanika em Birmingham... Gosto muito da parte elétrica gosto de entender como as coisas funcionam...Geralmente vou pro Brasil a cada 2 anos mas meus pais estarão aqui daqui a um mês então provavelmente estarei aí o ano que vem ... 👍👍👍

[@LMAutoRepairs]

Mistakes... we all do them... Nice video... thanks for sharing!

[@CarsExposed]

LM Auto Repairs Absolutely... thanks mate I appreciate it 👍👍👍

[@macadaims]

Good video, we all make mistakes that's how we learn,

[@Maximos75]

Thank you Thank you Thank you for this video you really helped me out with this educational footage . 👍👍👍👊

[@aidanthomas4805]

Great video mate, ill save it as i have to do it in the next few months, just one question, do you not need to lock out the crankshaft? Or is it just the two pulleys you locked? also do you remember what sized bolts you used to lock them? Oh and one last thing, once done are these self tensioning as the last one I done many many years ago I had to tension, cheers.

[@EXOVCDS]

Video footage to the rescue! =) I've been in the same boat a few times!

[@CarsExposed]

Thomas EXOVCDS I have to say Saved me big time in this one mate 😊 Cheers 👍👍👍🍻

[@sorinel97]

One question I have. In the original timing diagram it says something about 60 degrees back of the crankshaft when tighten the tensioner. I saw you didn't so I find that way easier. What about that 60 degree turning?

[@mrj1518]

Thanks for the video. Excellent. I also bent one of those pins when fitting the cover. One question. What is the engine on this? A17dtj? A17dtr? Im pretty sure doesnt need the bolt in the fuel pump either? As this isn't timed on this car. Or am i wrong?

[@FredericoNery]

Great job and great video. Car is working great. 😁😁😁👍👍👍👍👍

[@CarsExposed]

FredericoNery thanks mate I really appreciate it... 👍👍👍

[@Badgertronix]

Great job mate. Those little tags on the cam pulley look like a rubbish design. I'm sure you're not the first to have that problem 👍

[@CarsExposed]

Thanks Mate... you are right I was surprised how soft the metal was it can happen very easily, it happened when i removed the wood upwards and i didn't even feel getting caught 👍👍👍 Cheers

[@danielefrancavilla]

It's good you filmed it. Nice job!!

[@CarsExposed]

Daniele Francavilla thanks mate 👍👍👍

[@alexgnom1875]

Danke fürs Video

[@CarsExposed]

Thank you 👍👍👍

[@MrTumbleweed22]

I would say that the camshaft sensor is on a little bracket which can be unbolted if you can't remove it any other way. On my astravan 1.7cdti the allen bolt holding the sensor has rusted up and rounded out so i removed the bracket and sensor instead 😁

[@bertrandvanleeuwen]

Good that you also include your mistakes. Wasn't that sensor stuck because of some loctite? If so did you also use loctite when you placed it back? Greetings from Holland. Hope you will make more video's on the Megane 3.

[@CarsExposed]

Bertrand Van Leeuwen thanks man, I don’t think it had any loctite it felt like it was some kind of water limescale maybe the holder for the sensor had some magnesium in it, I didn’t use loctite... I have more Megane content this week stay tuned 👍👍👍 cheers

[@TheCowgirlNiamh]

Great job Igor! ... or was it Grandad? 🤔😂 Love the toolbox! Was eyeing that up in Halfrauds today 😂

[@CarsExposed]

Niamh Healy halfrauds 🤣🤣🤣 i liked that ... great tool box Niamh speacially when you have a trade card 😉, Grandad helped a lot with his company and cup of tea off course 😁😜 cheers 👍👍👍

[@offbeatwarble]

Some jobs best left to the professionals, least it's only you're own car, good effort but would recommend getting a trained technician to help 👍

[@jeyahash25]

Very helpful video, Thanks

[@streetkaaccord344]

Good honest video, really useful. Got to do my Celica G6 soon, can't be much different, can it?!!

[@CarsExposed]

Chris Mason thanks mate I really appreciate it, I haven’t worked on a Celica G6 so I can’t really help you much sorry... but in general is the same ideia with perhaps different timing marks, hardware like tensioners etc cheers 👍👍👍

[@zedman442]

Great job mate we all make mistakes makes us stronger. Those Zafira are tight to work on don't see many 1.7. That Delphi scanner what app do you use with it? Is it free?

[@CarsExposed]

Zed Man thanks mate makes us stronger for sure ... the Delphi is a windows based pro level software I bought this tablet on eBay for about £220 👍👍👍

[@fatah307]

thanks for the video .. great job

[@CarsExposed]

Thanks mate 👍

[@diy04514]

thank you.

[@Nikola-cs9lr]

I bought a new car astta h same engine, it has traveled 50.000km since the belt was changed. at how many km should I change it? Ty

[@russellbelcher3805]

Great video thanks for taking the time to make it. The trouble you had with the sensor removing it, did it really need to be removed? The angle that you show it looks like the belt will slide off with out removing it.. thanks again.

[@CarsExposed]

Thanks mate it’s a pleasure to make them ... Yeap it was a pain seized up in place but unfortunately you do have to remove it, probably a bit difficult to get the true perspective watching the video but the new belt won’t slide through otherwise ... cheers 👍👍👍

[@russellbelcher3805]

Cars Exposed ok thanks for clarifying, that is my weekend job then sorted, just hope it does not rain.👍💦

[@iulianfrigea9266]

@@CarsExposed NO! you don"t need to remove the sensor. Just remove that plate with bended pins , and the belt will slide off !!

[@brendo3314]

Great video well done top class

[@CarsExposed]

Cheers mate👍👍👍

[@NewLevelAuto]

Tell me about this Delphi scanner 🤔

[@CarsExposed]

New Level Auto 😊 Nice little professional level scanner for a guy like me, very capable system for most jobs, it doesn’t let me down very often but Snap-On, Autel and Launch are ahead of the game, clones were broadly available on EBay and amazon when I bought it about 2 years ago already installed with the tablet, I paid about £250 at the time 👍👍👍 cheers Keith

[@Krillekris]

Great video, and nice camerawork. What kind of codereader do you use?

[@CarsExposed]

Krille's Garage thanks mate I use a Delphi DS150 awesome scan tool cheers mate 👍👍👍

[@Grahams-Grass]

👏👏👏

[@MegaOne777]

Thanks for the vid

[@frundlemud]

Great video

[@CarsExposed]

cheers mate i appreciate it 👍👍👍👍👍

[@nicholasptg6224]

Hey the water pump surface you said was clean still had the old gasket stuck to it hope you removed it for fitting the new pump

[@angelgrey9]

Great video very helpfull what's the mileage of your zafira when you decide to change the timing belt

[@CarsExposed]

Thanks mate .... this is my friends car I believe it had about 130k miles 👍

[@angelgrey9]

@@CarsExposed mine is 86000 miles im planning to change it in a few weeks using your video

[@CarsExposed]

Not too difficult of a job mate but in my case a had quite few seized parts which was a pain, another thing that’s good practice but I didn’t show in the video is to mark all the sprocket with tippex just in case ... You probably know it but this is a job that you have to get it right otherwise you could have catastrophic engine damage ...

[@angelgrey9]

@@CarsExposed thats why i ask because for zafira ideal is 80k miles but mechanics here in n ireland advice 100k to change

[@CarsExposed]

Cool, my friends car I believe it was the first cambelt change way way overdue that’s why it was a bit more difficult with some parts seized up... just take your time let me know how it goes 👍👍👍

[@ozzstars_cars]

Nice job with the vid.

[@CarsExposed]

Ozzstar Cheers Glen I really appreciate it man 👍👍👍

[@JohnnysSpeedShop]

Mate...I'd have smashed that sensor right clean off....well done..much patience...

[@CarsExposed]

Johnny's Speed Shop 🤣🤣🤣 that’s how I felt mate specially after spending 45min with the crank pulley seized up ... cheers mate 👍👍👍

[@JohnnysSpeedShop]

@@CarsExposed I saw that...and was screaming for you to grab an air hammer....lol. 👍👍👍

[@CarsExposed]

Johnny's Speed Shop I need to get a compressor would be very useful with this pulley and other things, I’m running out of room tho my little shed is like a tool box itself 😜🤣 👍👍

[@scottgibson7534]

You don't have to take out the camshaft sensor if you take the 4 screws out of the cam sprocket faceplate and remove it first.

[@CarsExposed]

Cheers 👍👍👍

[@ProjectMan]

👍🏻👍🏻

[@CarsExposed]

Timing belt soon mate ? 👍

[@MrOj59]

What size were the locking bolts? + what's the point of locking fuel pump? Surely doesn't matter. Thanks

[@monkmodemalik8225]

Fuel pump needs to be in time with the cams it’s very important

[@MrOj59]

@@monkmodemalik8225 thanks for the reply mate, so you can't just change the fuel pump without timming it?

[@monkmodemalik8225]

callum I have a 1.7 astra. The Haynes manual says it’s a straight swap. I guess you lock the fuel pump in case the cam lock fails. The pump delivers the fuel and the injectors decide what time to fire not the pump position. On older mechanical pumps they need timing not on common rail engines tho

[@MrOj59]

@@monkmodemalik8225 cheers mate 👍🏻

[@roywilliamson9955]

hi would this be the same for a meriva 1.7 cdti 2012 thanks ?

[@CarsExposed]

I'm not quite sure if the 2012 has the same engine but i believe it has ...

[@roywilliamson9955]

@@CarsExposed thank you for your quick reply

[@paulvriens6610]

you loosen the 3 srews ( blue )and take the plate of by the sensor

[@georgebonney90]

👍

[@CarsExposed]

Thanks mate 👍👍👍

[@PeterNuakoh-ep4cr]

Please I need your help I have the same engin

[@mescorbally]

what size are the 2 bolts on the pulley anyone know

[@bigearedmouse17]

Mine snapped on the Motorway yesterday 😥

[@CarsExposed]

bigearedmouse17 oh no man ☹️

[@monkmodemalik8225]

Is the engine written off? Because these 1.7’s use a gear driven camshaft (intake and exhaust cams are locked together) it should be okay and valves should not hit the pistons?

[@monkmodemalik8225]

@Ian Burgess I think it’s less likely on cars the have cams locked? but yes it can still happen

[@leonardodiogo9838]

Where is you garage?

[@CarsExposed]

leonardo diogo I don’t have a garage yet I work on my driveway, Bournemouth/England 👍

[@MrFuzzwuzzle]

Now i understand why they wanted £300 lmao I'd rather spend that money on the tools

[@johnbarker924]

please turn the music of

[@CarsExposed]

Thanks for the feedback 👍