307 Cambelt Change: Difficult?

Post by **CitroJim** » 26 May 2007, 19:20

I've been asked by a friend if I'll service her 307 and swap her cambelt.

It's an early 307 and appears to have what looks like a twin cam TU engine. there is loads of room in the engine bay and on the face of it, the job looks easy enough

Is there any traps to watch out for, given that I can swap an XU or XUD belt in my sleep.

How are the sprockets pinned to ensure timing is not lost?

Would it be wise to replace the water pump at the same time? What about replacing tensioners?

Is the belt tensioned automatically or does it use the eccentric adjuster?

Sorry for all the questions. I've had very little to do with TU engines

Many thanks!

Post by **philhoward** » 26 May 2007, 20:52

Neither have I, but would that be a very similar engine to the Saxo VTS? In which case there was a long thread not so long ago involving belts with different teeth?

alan s · Post by **alan s** » 26 May 2007, 23:02

philhoward wrote:Neither have I, but would that be a very similar engine to the Saxo VTS? In which case there was a long thread not so long ago involving belts with different teeth?

This the one you were thinking about?

http://www.frenchcarforum.co.uk/forum/v ... ambelt+vts

Alan S

Post by **philhoward** » 26 May 2007, 23:54

That'll be the one, Alan...didn't have chance to do the search last post (burning my dinner in the oven at the time)..

Post by **CitroJim** » 27 May 2007, 08:47

Excellent

Thanks Alan and Phil for digging out that Post! Much appreciated.