S40: 2003 S40 1.8s manual- cambelt kit

[nokinnikon]

Originally Posted by ITSv40

If just changing the belt any of the cheap tools will do - provided it is designed for your engine. If removing the sprocket you really do need the proper Volvo tool as the cheapo ones can bend - don't ask how I know😥

If using a locking tool you will need a new camshaft end cap - only one as the cam sensor fits on the other cam and can be replaced. The caps are only a couple of quid from Volvo.

just jamming the gears in place is all i want to do. thats half the battle with my type of engine, very limited to what tool.

Jason

[nokinnikon]

fitted cambelt, camshafts moved from 12 to ten when old belt released,
i then turned them back to the marks where i had set them.
fitted new belt, tensioner, pulley, set the tab in the middle with the 6mm allan key on tensioner and then tightened it up.
Then put it all back together, started it up ran like it was firing on 1 cylinder then shut down, started again a couple times more, same again. I then took spark plugs out no damage at all, put them back in turned the engine by crank pulley no horrible noises and rotation was as before i took old belt off,
then took timing case off belt seems really loose but timing marks still align. can anyone advise what i have done wrong here please, is there a remedy? is my engine a non interference or interference, all help would be greatly appreciated. for the record the nut on the crankcase pulley is jammed solid, so i took off the bottom guard and slipped the belt on that way. i couldnt check the crankcase alignment mark obviously but does'nt the crank alogn with the cam marks when i first set up the timing marks?

Jason