Best engine timing belt tools according to redditors
We found 8 Reddit comments discussing the best engine timing belt tools. We ranked the 8 resulting products by number of redditors who mentioned them. Here are the top 20.
We found 8 Reddit comments discussing the best engine timing belt tools. We ranked the 8 resulting products by number of redditors who mentioned them. Here are the top 20.
https://www.amazon.com/Ford-2-3-Timing-Tensioner-Tool/dp/B06XSPCN8R
Are you going to be doing it?? If so buy your timing kit on amazon this is the one I bought and has all required pieces for super cheap. Verified all pieces were identical to my focus ST kit including the length of the crank pin you insert In the rear of the block so don’t be afraid of it being so cheap lol.
There’s a strand of videos made by BaxRok2 on YouTube titled timing up Mazda ford 2.0/2.3/2.5 he’s doing it on a stand with a non turbo motor but the procedure is almost completely identical. Watch those videos a few times for confidence.
Only difference in his videos is your cam holder is shaped totally different like an L since we have a HPFP on the ecoboost engine and the harmonic balancer on the rover is also diff than any of the ones in any of the ford cars so it doesn’t line up with a m8 bolt like he shows in the vid. That tool kit comes with a special arm/holding tool thing that aligns the balancer in place to install the crank sensor. Also bought my replacement phaser from ford rather than Range Rover. Called in the part number on the phaser/camsprocket and got it for 65$ rather than Rovers price of 180$
The intake phaser pin popping out and failing like that is the same issue for all ford 2.0 eco boosts, Mazda speed models, and Mazda CX-9
Ask me any questions if you want i love to help when I can I’ve done this job too many times now to count lol
Bests Q Engine Timing Tool Kit for Range Land Rover JLR 2.0 Si4 Evoque Freelander Discovery https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07R23PS2K/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_k8LFDb083JWZD
if it has dual over head cams, one of these will make your life easier.
The Lisle tool is the best one. I like it better than my snap-on belt tool. They make 2 different tools, both should cover just about everything on the road that requires a tool, some don't require a belt tool.
http://www.amazon.com/Lisle-59000-Ratcheting-Serpentine-Belt/dp/B0019CQL2E
http://www.amazon.com/Lisle-59800-Serpentine-Belt-Tool/dp/B001PNFRZE
There is a separate ac compressor belt. It's a stretch fit belt which is an absolute nightmare to put on. I would follow this guy's tutorial. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NTyZeHB_lYc
I bought the gates stretch belt tool and it was pretty useless. There's not enough room to actually put on the bolt to keep the gates tool on the crankshaft.
In addition, one trick I figured out is that if you are one or two 'grooves' off between teh belt and the pulley, you can use the thin cardboard packaging material from the new belt to help you. Let the cardboard wrap around belt and the ac pulley. Once it fully wraps around, you'll be able to push the belt around to let it line up properly.
It's $27 for all of the things you need to lock the timing. If you can't afford $27 you certainly won't be able to afford a new engine if that job goes wrong.
https://www.amazon.com/Engine-Timing-Locking-Tool-Chevrolet/dp/B01M7OR7DU/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&qid=1504277032&sr=8-4&keywords=en-6625+locking
Would it be one of the tools in this kit? I came across this timing chain adjustment tool kit while looking at how to do a timing adjustment.
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Here's the link to the Cruzetalk thread. And this is the link to the kit on Amazon.