August 9th

Cam belt Still on

In the work shop we were showed how to take off and inspect a cam belt then put it back on.

- First step was to loosen and take off the bolts / covers, covering the cam belt.
- Once the cover is off you can see the cam belt and the tensioner, we then removed the spring on the tensioner and took it out by undoing the bolt holding it in.
- After the tensioner is off you are able to pull of the cam belt, to inspect it you would turn it inside out and check the groves for any damage or wear.
- Before we could put everything back on we needed to realign the gears the cam belt spins on to get the timing right for the pistons / valves.

Also while we were in the shop we were taught how to remove core plugs from the engine block, A core plug is a plug that seals the water passage for the coolant. Engines have these as a safety so that if the water inside freezes it will push out the plugs before cracking the block or head.