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Zafira B 1.6 Timing Belt Advice

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#1 ·
Hi all, so I think I've pushed my luck for long enough, I've had the zafira just over 7 years, it's got 107k on it and I don't know if the timing belt was changed before I got the car.
So it's time to do it over Easter. It's a 1.6, just wondering if anyone has had any issues or struggles in the past when doing it. I did see a YouTube vid where someone struggled to get the crank pulley off.

I'm looking at getting this Gates kit:-

And also this locking kit:-

What are your thoughts? Gates kit - OK manufacturer?
Is that locking kit good enough?
Should I fit a new crankshaft bolt?

I do most things in my cars, I did the timing belt on my Astra G a few years back even without any locking tool kit, so I'm confident enough to do it but the timing belt always gives me a tingle of apprehension 😂😂

Thanks as always.
Dan
 
#2 ·
Hi all, so I think I've pushed my luck for long enough, I've had the zafira just over 7 years, it's got 107k on it and I don't know if the timing belt was changed before I got the car.
So it's time to do it over Easter. It's a 1.6, just wondering if anyone has had any issues or struggles in the past when doing it. I did see a YouTube vid where someone struggled to get the crank pulley off.

I'm looking at getting this Gates kit:-

And also this locking kit:-

What are your thoughts? Gates kit - OK manufacturer?
Is that locking kit good enough?
Should I fit a new crankshaft bolt?

I do most things in my cars, I did the timing belt on my Astra G a few years back even without any locking tool kit, so I'm confident enough to do it but the timing belt always gives me a tingle of apprehension 😂😂

Thanks as always.
Dan
I'm assuming yours is the Z16XER VVTi engine?
Weather permitting I'm attacking the timing belt on the Astra this weekend, mine is the Z18XER and the process is the same for the Z16XER.
I have bought the Continental kit which comes with a replacement bolt for the crankshaft, doesn't look like the Gates kit comes with one looking at the images.
The timing tool kit looks very similar to the one I have with the only difference being that the box is blue (mine is red!) so should be fine.

This is a probably the most thorough video I have seen: