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Changing Cams - What Else To Change (While At It?)

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Torques

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Hello,

(Un)fortunately I got me a pair of poncams for my car (56,000km) (they came at a good price, so I had to buy them)

And now (of course) I have the urge to install the cams ..

My Engine is in very good nick, but I guess I should change the cam-belt while at it.

(It must still be the first one installed)

Now some questions:

1. Should I also change the spanner?

2. Any belt manufactures not to buy?

3. Which gaskets should I renew?

Cheers ...

Moodles2 Grand Master

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It would be a good idea to change the belt as belts deteriorate with age even without use, you might as well get yourself a timing belt kit and do the tensioner (and it's spring) & idler bearings, crank & cam seals while your there.. the water pump I would do too if it's still the factory fitted one

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Torques

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Alright,

Thanks for the tips ...

I'll see after the gates kit then.

What is the average live of a water-pump in a Skyline?

I have another car with 160,000 km and the water-pump has just now begun to ask

for retirement :) (the alternator was good for 150,000km)

Cheers from London,

Andrew

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Torques

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Just for an update:

I have ordered a CamBeltKit with a genuine Nissan belt.

I was also offered another kit from a company called BluePrint http://www.blueprint-adl.com/, I have never heard of them so

I went for the Nissan part.

In addition I also ordered camshaft seals, rocker cover seals, and halfmoon-seals :)

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you might as well clean your hydraulic lifters while you're at it. sit them in a container full of diesel engine oil. make sure there is around 40mm of oil above each lifter. this will extract the gunk that is inside them. clean the diesel oil off them before you install them though and make sure you keep them in the correct order. dont mix any up.

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