Changing the cam belt on a Ford 1600 CVH

[Jonny69]

Is this an easy job? What's involved? Can it be done at home without special tools? Sorry for all the questions but have a few Max Power style Mk4 Escort mods...

 

[pc-modd]

Oh dear.

 

[DreXeL]

This thread (particularly the first picture) reminds me of when I was about 17/18 when Max Power first came out. It was actually a half-decent mag at first. No, really.

 

[Dup]

I remember that bottom one being posted, which I Photoshopped (and can't find ).

I also remember the green one of these in Max Flower which was converted to a pick-up with the engine placed in it.

The first pic looks decent actually, moderately standard looking.

 

[Torch [P4]]

cambelt change on the cvh is a simple job m8, as long as you can see the timing marks
a timing light is a good idea and you can bring it into line via the dizzy
be sure to get the tension just right, not too tight as this can put premature stress on the belt
also note how the belt takes its route around the tensioner pulley
make sure the battery is disconnected before you try getting the crank/cam to tdc (top dead center)
its a good idea after the new belt is fitted to turn the engine by hand using a torque wrench on the crank, just to be sure that the valves arent going to foul the pistons

steps should be

disconnect battery
remove cam belt cover
bring engine to tdc using crank and line up timing marks
slacken tensioner pulley and using a screwdriver move pulley back
cambelt should now be loosed enough to remove

 

[DreXeL]

The first pic looks decent actually, moderately standard looking.

It has all the trademarks of '90s Max Power: 'Bad Boy' bonnet, Laguna splitter, colour-coded sunstrip, single wiper, and 16" TSW Venoms

 

[Jonny69]

cambelt change on the cvh is a simple job m8, as long as you can see the timing marks
a timing light is a good idea and you can bring it into line via the dizzy
be sure to get the tension just right, not too tight as this can put premature stress on the belt
also note how the belt takes its route around the tensioner pulley
make sure the battery is disconnected before you try getting the crank/cam to tdc (top dead center)
its a good idea after the new belt is fitted to turn the engine by hand using a torque wrench on the crank, just to be sure that the valves arent going to foul the pistons

steps should be

disconnect battery
remove cam belt cover
bring engine to tdc using crank and line up timing marks
slacken tensioner pulley and using a screwdriver move pulley back
cambelt should now be loosed enough to remove

Cool, cheers, can it be done with the engine in the car? Not sure if it's a Mk4 or Mk5 but I'm guessing probably the later car.

 

[Peter Diffey]

It has all the trademarks of '90s Max Power: 'Bad Boy' bonnet, Laguna splitter, colour-coded sunstrip, single wiper, and 16" TSW Venoms

Dont forget the ghost woman enjoying herself on the handbrake lever

 

[Torch [P4]]

yeah it can be done with the engine in the car
if its a mk4 its probably an EFI in which case the timing should sort itselft out providing you get the marks as close as you can
mk5s are the more rounded type but the principals should still be the same as long as its still the CVH engine
i don't normally endorse haynes manuals but in this case they are bang on with the timing belt change

 

[Jonny69]

Cool, thanks for your help

 

[Torch [P4]]

npbs, cvh engines were my upbringing

 

[dalin80]

Cool, cheers, can it be done with the engine in the car? Not sure if it's a Mk4 or Mk5 but I'm guessing probably the later car.

very very few cars require the engine to come out to do the belt, off the top of my head only the fiat coupe but you would have to be real daft to get one of those things.

 

[scratch]

yeah it can be done with the engine in the car
if its a mk4 its probably an EFI in which case the timing should sort itselft out providing you get the marks as close as you can
mk5s are the more rounded type but the principals should still be the same as long as its still the CVH engine
i don't normally endorse haynes manuals but in this case they are bang on with the timing belt change

IIRC EFI was introduced in the 90 spec CVH. I had an 89 Mk4 XR3i cabriolet and that was MFI.

Andy

 

[Torch [P4]]

yeah i prefered the MFI setup as it was easier to diagnose and tune