While removing my cams, I got really lazy and just cut the timing belt cover, where it arcs over the cams...

But then I found this picture, where it doesnt have those arcs over the cams


-not my picture

This picture doesnt even have the cover on...I want to keep the cover, can I just shave off the arcs?

edit- I have no idea why the title has the WEL in it


[Modified by B18EG6, 9:20 PM 12/11/2002]


[Modified by B18EG6, 12:53 PM 12/12/2002]

 

totally confused as to what your trying to say

 

It will be fine if you cut the rear timing cover up. A little ghetto for my taste, but it won't cause any problems that I can forsee.

 

Are you talking about the plastic timing belt cover that is against the head that the cams run through?

 

yes i am

 

the cover justs there to keep the belt from getting dirty

 

Will it even fit with adjustable cam sprockets... I didn't think that it would and I always remove it... Latez

 

yeah, all that plastic fits fine... well with my gears it did. Can't see anything by looking at the motor... just "stock" cams and gears

 

Cool, yeah I couldn't tell from the pic. I did the same thing when I had to re-torque my head studs and got to the cams and was like F$#@ this. I took a pair of Dykes and cut a slit in the arch to pull the cams through. When I went to put them back in, half the arch snapped off........when I started the car up and the leftover arch was slightly rubbing the back of the cam pulleys and making the most annoying noise.....it has settled down probably due to the plastic wearing off, but I need to get in there and cut the rest off. There shouldn't be a concern about aftermarket pulleys fitting.

 

Thanks...awesome, sorry for the ambigious picture, it was the only one i could find

 

The answer is that ONLY on the b18s does the rear timing belt cover have the 'arc' that goes over the cams.. on the B16's there isn't, thats why in the pic, it doesn't show it.

HTH.

 

Aha!