This is the little bu88er that caused it all:
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https://youtu.be/YLF5fHLW9rAHow it went...
Belts off (there's a howto on here somewhere so no need to go into detail on that) but put it in gear and crack the waterpump and crank pulley bolts before taking the belts off.
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Getting the coil pack off is a bit tricky until you get the knack of getting in there with an open ended spanner at a bit of an angle (had some practice on that - see later)
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Rocker cover off (don't laugh at the bits of paper towel stuffed in the spark plug holes - had a nightmare on a former car once when something accidentally dropped in! better safe than sorry)
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Timing marks all lined up and cams locked - not sure if this is really necessary!
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Especially as the crank locking tool from autolink doesn't lock in the TDC position??? Worried about that and fannied about checking and rechecking TDC a few times before taking the wrenches off the cams and fitting the locking tool to undo the crank bolt...
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...before refitting it loosely and resetting everything back to TDC with the crank lock removed.
Waterpump inlet bolts are tricky to see...
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Thermostat housing, waterpump off, then decision time on the cam and crank seals, decided to go for it. Seals were very brittle and were breaking up so glad I did. In the end very carefully used a spikey hook tool to stab them (gentle taps with a hammer) and then pull them out. Crank one was the trickiest as you are working at arms length.
Cam...
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Crank...
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Water pump inlet (need to remember to put this in position before fitting the waterpump)...
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O-ring fitted...
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Water pump fitted (pic was taken before I realised I should have put the inlet back in place first!)...
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Stopping for tea again... ;)