hints and tips please

[UNZIE]

Hello again guys ,
i've been struggling with my motor over heating , ive done the simple bits so far i guess now i'm down to the water pump as its the last thing (hopefully ) it can be ,
do any of you have any hints or tips to make changing this easier ? ? i.e. do i need to change anything else while i'm down here ?
maybe the belt or tensioners at the same time ? do i need to keep the fly wheels in a set place ? i mean is this belt the timing belt too ?
thanks , i hope someone knows what im waffling about

[M-R-P]

The timing belt is hidden away mate.
Are you 100% sure it's the water pump? or even if the car is overheating? what symptoms do you have? The temp sensors themselves can go dotty sometimes.

[UNZIE]

yeah hi mrp ,
its def water pump , i think ? lol , .. it keeps over heating and emptying the expansion tank with steam pouring out of the cap , theres also a §§§§ty whirring sound when it over heats

[M-R-P]

Aah, sounds like the pump then.

[UNZIE]

thanks , just really worried now , have only done 1 cam belt before an killed the engine , have no idea really what im doing hahahaa

[stribo]

In which case it means taking the timing belt off, which in turn means you need to 'lock' the engine to retain cam timing.

[stribo]

thanks , just really worried now , have only done 1 cam belt before an killed the engine , have no idea really what im doing hahahaa

It's a job I always leave to a garage, as if it's not done properly you cam kill the engine.

[UNZIE]

thank you stribo ,is it just the 2 top cogs i have to stop or is it three i.e. the top 2 and a lower cog ? hope this makes sense to you

In which case it means taking the timing belt off, which in turn means you need to 'lock' the engine to retain cam timing.

[oblark]

yeah hi mrp ,
its def water pump , i think ? lol , .. it keeps over heating and emptying the expansion tank with steam pouring out of the cap , theres also a §§§§ty whirring sound when it over heats

Normaly the water pump either leaks or sounds like a banshe.

[stribo]

You lock the cams together, then line up timing marks for the crankshaft I think.

[UNZIE]

ok guys , ive done the water pump lol ( i bottled it an didnt do the cam belt , ) now i need to top up the gear box (auto trans fluid ) anyone got any idea how much i need ? plus , i cant find where to top it up haha there is a 19/20 mm nut or bolt on the top of the gearbox , am i correct thinking this is how to top her up , ? sorry for asking so many q's

[M-R-P]

This might help... Clicky linky!

[UNZIE]

ok , dont know what ive done now , to much trans fluid i guess ? i cant sus out how to drain the §§§§in stuff and the gear box is now slipping ! any ideas ?

[stribo]

Did you undo the nut on top of the box, as this is not for filling, and if undone will cause the box to play up, there's a thread somewhere, I'll see if I can find it.

[M-R-P]

Did you undo the nut on top of the box, as this is not for filling, and if undone will cause the box to play up, there's a thread somewhere, I'll see if I can find it.

Look for Harvey's first ever post - He explained it on that thread.


Best first post ever

[UNZIE]

thanks guys , but i give up ! volvo v70 2.4 for sale if anyone wants it ( some knobs undone the nut on the top of the trans tho and filled it with fluid !

[stribo]

Found his first thread, doesn't mention it.

[M-R-P]

Not thread -post...

His post history doesn't go back far enough to find it.

It's something about that bolt supporting something in the gearbox which comes away when the bolt is removed.
I don't think it's a big job to fix.

Hopefully, Harvey will see this thread shortly...