Hi Folks,
Anybody know the mileage interval for the timing belt on a 2ltr petrol 8valve XM.
Cheers
XM timing belt
Moderator: RichardW
XM timing belt
Current XM 2ltr Auto
Now gone C5 2.2 auto estate
Now gone C5 2.2 auto estate
Not only change the water pump while you're there, buy the CORRECT
type of tensioner - from Citroen if you have to - I know, I know OUCH!!
I've just started to heal the mental scars from a tensioner letting go at
60mph and the hassle in getting my Xm going again - IIRC all 4 of the
inlet valves got mullared. Thing is, the tensioner GSF sell isn't wide
enough to support the belt correctly being a good 5mm narrower so the
belt started to climb off...
actually fitting the belt and being 100% certain the teeth were indeed
right was a real caper too as the crank actually needed a tweak off the
pinned position to get the longest run of the belt under tension which
allowed the pins to align up for checking - I used a proper locking pin
set for peace of mind.
If there's any consolation, the timing covers are a real doddle compared
to removal of them on a Xantia!!
Andrew
type of tensioner - from Citroen if you have to - I know, I know OUCH!!
I've just started to heal the mental scars from a tensioner letting go at
60mph and the hassle in getting my Xm going again - IIRC all 4 of the
inlet valves got mullared. Thing is, the tensioner GSF sell isn't wide
enough to support the belt correctly being a good 5mm narrower so the
belt started to climb off...
actually fitting the belt and being 100% certain the teeth were indeed
right was a real caper too as the crank actually needed a tweak off the
pinned position to get the longest run of the belt under tension which
allowed the pins to align up for checking - I used a proper locking pin
set for peace of mind.
If there's any consolation, the timing covers are a real doddle compared
to removal of them on a Xantia!!
Andrew