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Have I got the wrong cam belt?
Posted: Sun Aug 27, 2006 15:27
by Skeggy
Went to change the cam belt this afternoon and after taking the bonnet and various other bits off I had a close look at the belt on the car and it's different from my replacement.
Belt on car with round teeth:
New belt with square teeth:
I got the belt, a QHB122, after reading the information in the parts alternative section. Have I just read it wrong?
Car is a '86 HE.
Thanks in advance,
Steve.
Posted: Sun Aug 27, 2006 15:32
by amarshall
Square toothed belt is for older cars - the design changed in - (drum roll please) - 1986!
Posted: Sun Aug 27, 2006 15:41
by Skeggy
Thanks for that Angus.........1986!
So while I go and put the bits back on:
http://www.lotusexcel.net/phpbb/viewtopic.php?t=16
Which belt do I need?
Posted: Sun Aug 27, 2006 16:03
by amarshall
The HTD round tooth version...Looks like the QH code in that thread is for the trapezoidal toothed belt.
Posted: Mon Aug 28, 2006 11:16
by Skeggy
mds,
The belt on the car has "Gates Powergrip HTD B912E6697F" printed on it. Do you/we think that 5448XS is the same?
Posted: Mon Aug 28, 2006 11:44
by amarshall
B912.... is the Lotus part number for the revised round-tooth belt.
Posted: Mon Aug 28, 2006 14:51
by Redexcel
Take a look at this.....
http://www.lotusexcel.net/phpbb/viewtopic.php?t=16
Oops. Someone's beaten me to it.
Posted: Tue Aug 29, 2006 00:35
by mds666
im using the 5448 belts with no problems, only downside isi have to wait a day to get one because none of the motorfactors near me stock them...
Posted: Tue Aug 29, 2006 16:32
by amarshall
Guys - I'm going to make a plea here - if you are posting part numbers, please can you also give the year of the car, engine type (LC or HC) and a brief description of the part
e.g. for a cam belt we need to know is a pre- or post- 86 car, is it the LC or HC engine and does the belt have trapezoidal or rounded teeth ?
Posted: Tue Aug 29, 2006 16:46
by chris knowles
An excellent point, otherwise many more mistakes might be made!
Posted: Tue Aug 29, 2006 18:49
by Skeggy
Yep, that was me
It was also me that mis-read/didn't read properly that post so ended up with the wrong belt
And to make matters worse you can
actually see the shape of the teeth just by looking under the bonnet
amarshall wrote:Guys - I'm going to make a plea here - if you are posting part numbers, please can you also give the year of the car, engine type (LC or HC) and a brief description of the part ................
A very, very good point for any part.
Posted: Tue Aug 29, 2006 19:04
by iforland
Sorry...
The belt I discribed above is for a 1986 Excel with the LC engine and the belt has rounded teeth.
Posted: Tue Aug 29, 2006 19:19
by Skeggy
iforland wrote:Sorry...
The belt I discribed above is for a 1986 Excel with the LC engine and the belt has rounded teeth.
Now I'm even more confused
Mine is a 1986 HC that
needs a round tooth belt
But thanks for the info 'iforland'.
Posted: Tue Aug 29, 2006 21:52
by iforland
Yep I was confused, but when I checked the second letter of the engine number was L which according to another post means its a standard Excel, i.e. LC not HC.
Also the rocker covers are black not red...
Posted: Wed Aug 30, 2006 10:27
by Redexcel
iforland wrote:Yep I was confused, but when I checked the second letter of the engine number was L which according to another post means its a standard Excel, i.e. LC not HC.
Also the rocker covers are black not red...
My manual simply states that the HTD belt was used from 86 MY onwards, it does not differentiate between HC and LC engines.