Using a heat gun to remove the tight crankshaft pulley bolt in order to carry out a cam belt replacement, also how to bleed air from the cooling system. • 2012 Ford Fiesta 1 25 ...
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@ErgensUit19877 күн бұрын
Many thanks. And as far as i have seen the majority videos of changing belts on these 1.6 zetec engines. you are the only one who releases the camshaft sprockets. hats off to you sir!
@paulriggers155811 ай бұрын
10 yrs ago, i couldn't get a focus bolt out, snapped 2 sockets + my extension bar, phoned the lads at ford workshop, "just smash all the bottom plastic cover off, + slip the belt over the pulley", "once the top cover is back on, the customer will never know" "never had one back yet to complain" main dealers, gotta luv 'em....
@parkpondcarp5 ай бұрын
Bet wthat will get contaminated real wuick with oil and debris your smart proper bodge job
@allsystemsdownagain9553Ай бұрын
Love this guys honesty when doing videos. No pissing about. Straight to the point.
@vincentshoona467611 ай бұрын
Another brilliant video Allen well done. You and Rain Man repairs are my favourite well done. Keep up the good work. Absolutely love it❤
@arbengagam254511 ай бұрын
Back to business mr Allan . I’m learning another 1 each time you post this informative mechanical video of yours because I’m trying to do my personal maintenance on my ford s max 2007 taci .. great video thanks a lot
@alankeane405911 ай бұрын
Good to have you back on car videos Alan
@patkelly79999 ай бұрын
Mighty job Alan, very well explained, Thank You💯👌👍🙏😎
@miketherefurbisher800011 ай бұрын
An incredibly useful video Alan!! welcome home from your Holiday, you left us with a bit of a void. "Fantastic"
@Roadkill787811 ай бұрын
Great hack Alan raising the reservoir bottle up.
@mrxr210 ай бұрын
Just finished doing a cam belt on my Ford Fiesta Zetec S mk5 (2002), struggled yesterday with the crank bolt, nothing would touch it, had the air compressor out set to max, nothing. Almost at the point of giving up, but found your video last night. 8am this morning dragged the comp back out and dad's 1993 black and decker heat gun, few mins of heat and the bolt came straight out with the airgun. Thank you so much for the video, this really helped me out. Also did the trick holding the coolant tank in the air, worked brilliantly. Have subbed :) My timing kit has a locking pin, you replace the timing pin and use it when tightening the new crank bolt so no need for the flywheel locking tool.
@alan4x10 ай бұрын
lmao🤣its easy when you know how, thanks for the comment, made me laugh, have a good one
@zzhughesd11 ай бұрын
Just watched EuroV. This was a nice tonic Alan. Thanks.
@zoidberg44411 ай бұрын
The cooling bottle is a clever trick. I'll remember it next time I do one of these... Thanks!
@JonWhitton11 ай бұрын
Welcome back to Blighty Alan!
@paulwharton1484Ай бұрын
Thanks so much for this video, I was ready to pay a garage until I found this great video, it worked a treat.👍
@garymorris4147Ай бұрын
I can't believe it worked 😂 thank you so much. The last time I did one of these I made a tool to hold the pulley, although the bolt came undone the pulley shattered as well. Thanks again.
@alan4xАй бұрын
Fantastic, glad it worked😊
@Shandybrother11 ай бұрын
Going to miss all this good stuff if and when you go 😢
@kellytaylor313411 ай бұрын
Where's he going
@CTX-wh5qu11 ай бұрын
Quite a few "top tips" there Alan. Awesome informative vid as always. Cheers Alan.
@aud88v11 ай бұрын
Great tips Alan - many thanks!
@bartoszk481211 ай бұрын
Nice having you back Alan although it must have been hard going back to work 😭 I tried my Dewalt impact gun on this bolt and it wouldn't twitch. Nice Pro Tip with a heat gun 👍 USPro tools are good but I think we need more powerful guns.. $$ Auch I figured out that tip with a bottle too 😁 does the trick with bleeding the air out the system 👍
@frundlemud7 ай бұрын
Another good solid job. The hot air gun usage probably expands the stretch pin. I will remember this idea. Your timing and rechecking, points to a experienced mechanic.
@johnchincotta1qwdb1511 ай бұрын
Hi Alan,a very nice and informative video. Back to the spanners once againg.
@MrPhil669711 ай бұрын
You opened the expansion bottle cap to let the graverty in?? Thought it was there already and needed air to be let in 😆 😂 😆 😂
@stephenegginton759011 ай бұрын
Great vid Alan that timing belt replacement is very similar to the 1.6 Renault magane which I’ve done a few of 👍👊
@graememcdonald688211 ай бұрын
Excellent video, some really good points 👍
@halleffect20002 ай бұрын
thanks for the video I am doing the timing belt on the 2013 ford fiesta timing belt, people talk about using the torque wrench for the crank bolt, I am just using the impact gun by full power, that mostly I do when I working on the timing belt.
@milandjukic358911 ай бұрын
Alan nice one,,))) you smashed it again 😊🇬🇧👊
@kevinthacker834911 ай бұрын
Perfect timing, job I’ve got to do on son car this week
@mechtechmechanical157111 ай бұрын
to lock the crankshaft pulley bolt I use a set of stillsons through the pulley to hold it and a small piece of wood on the jaws so it doesn't damage the pulley saves loads of time an you can hold the flywheel pulley great vid
@chrisbell-pctechnician378411 ай бұрын
Top info as always
@MattyEngland11 ай бұрын
I was worried delayed Balut poisoning had taken you. Glad to see you're still alive 🙂👍
@khennahsfarm261011 ай бұрын
😂😂😂😂
@robturner794511 ай бұрын
Top tip that with the coolant bottle. I like it a lot.
@ianwilkinson554911 ай бұрын
Great video mate .
@antonymaddocks19188 ай бұрын
Thank you for your video on changing the timing belt and water pump. Does the same apply for a ford fiesta zetec mk5 05 plate please ?
@geraldharkness883011 ай бұрын
great video as usual alan!
@sandyande11 ай бұрын
Great video great tips cheers Alan, Sandy
@user-sf7kl9uh7k11 ай бұрын
Oh good, your back!
@daveharrison363511 ай бұрын
Hi Alan ,I really enjoyed our chat last week ,well that was a great video as usual,don't forget to txt me about that show if that's OK with you and Kevin hope to here from you ,keep the video's coming they are great
@987azza11 ай бұрын
Been watching a lot of your videos I like your no nonsense approach and straightforward information. I have a mk5 mondeo and the rear passenger side caliper has failed (rear discs and pads were done 2 months ago) is it possible to just change the disc and pad on the passenger side? As the driver side is only 2 months old, I hear about brake balancing ect, but SURELY there would not be any difference if it was left on and only changed passenger with new caliper?
@victorharris34603 ай бұрын
Very good job
@foxa365811 ай бұрын
Proper quality air gun with high flow connections and adequate air pressure will always do the job without the need of any heat etc
@riyadhboucenna144311 ай бұрын
Great video as usual just a question, don't you risk damaging the lip seal ?
@laterego111 ай бұрын
Welcome home fela!!!!!
@scotthawkins101111 ай бұрын
Great video!👍
@MikeSmith-tg1ku11 ай бұрын
A Torque Multiplier has always worked for me
@Longtrailside11 ай бұрын
Get a lisele weighted socket, works wonders on pain in the butt bolts. Honda had this issue in the late 90's and the lisele socket fixed that issue mechanics had with them and not destroy the crank seal with heat.
@mthocr171711 ай бұрын
Good tip but you can hear the gun is starved of air, use high flow fittings and 1/2 hose and you will get a big power boost
@usuallyfixingtinkering11 ай бұрын
Great Video on doing this Alan and the pitfalls that come with it. I've carried out this procedure on my MK1 1.6 and getting the crankshaft bolt out is the "squeaky-bum-time" moment - fortunately I have a Milwaukee M18 cheat gun! This takes the bolt out without heat at all. Your method works well with lowered powered guns, that US Pro Gun has half the torque that a Snap-on/Milwaukee will produce. Changing the Cambelt on these Sigma & Zetec lumps is otherwise fairly straight forward, people complain about the lack of a key-way in the crank but the timing tools make the job just as easy! P.S. I've re-used the camshaft sprocket bolts with no issues, as long as they yield when torquing to 60NM it's all good :)
@twig328811 ай бұрын
If there’s no woodruff key isn’t the sprocket likely to slip? 😱
@usuallyfixingtinkering11 ай бұрын
@@twig3288 not with a powerful gun no
@kenfiorentini2811 ай бұрын
ask snap on for weighted sockets i use them on hondas which are usually mega tight .... there's a couple of vids on here somewhere that show them
@CORRIGEEN7111 ай бұрын
Great to see you back in your natural habitat even if you don’t agree at least no flies! I use gas torch to heat simple plumbers heat gun better I think? Renting an o7 car too old?
@ianwoollard900811 ай бұрын
Great to see you're back Alan. 👍👌👏👏😉😉 I'd hate to strip the thread with the windy gun wouldn't you? Those 3 cyl Fiesta engines require a torque multiplyer don't they? What a daft idea. 😂😅🤣
@damoblake600011 ай бұрын
what model heat gun was that Alan mate top tips as always!
@DjT010511 ай бұрын
Hello Alan 😊 Nothing personal,but.. Its good practic to replace cams seals and crank seal on same time🥳 I like your all the videos 🤙👊🏼
@zoidberg44411 ай бұрын
On the other hand if they're not leaking do you really want to disturb them?
@DjT010511 ай бұрын
@@zoidberg444 Yes I do
@AlanCooney11 ай бұрын
Top video Alan! Better than Haynes Manual! I've done a 2010 Fiesta Mk7 by locking flywheel, then socket on breaker bar! However, my son took 2013 Fiesta to local garage for same job and they used the Snowpake "short cut" method - worked fine and must have been much quicker to do!
@thehutx11 ай бұрын
whst is snowpake
@AlanCooney11 ай бұрын
@@thehutx Snowpake is a small bottle of white quick dry paint (including mini brush) that office typists used to “paint over” typing errors on paper.
@michaeljohnson100611 ай бұрын
I've never used one but I have seen those big sockets with the big weight. Are they any good? Or you could weld a big round piece of metal with a hole in on a impact socket
@alancobbin11 ай бұрын
Perfection,only thing you forgot to mention is the bottom cover gets slightly warped from the heat gun but doesn’t damage it,I’ve done hundreds over the years I can do them in my sleep lol ,nice one Fella,good to see you back home 👍😉💪
@usuallyfixingtinkering11 ай бұрын
you always remove the bottom cover to stop this happening :)
@gtidan846711 ай бұрын
You haven't done one of these then. You can't remove bottom cover with pulley on!
@usuallyfixingtinkering11 ай бұрын
@@gtidan8467my mistake i was thinking of a completely different car referring to the lower cover. But heat should not cause damage to the plastic unless you go ape with a heat gun.
@alancobbin11 ай бұрын
@@gtidan8467 exactly 👍
@plumbc00711 ай бұрын
Top Tip Alan ,,, do not put the cam lock tool in place before you have cracked the crank bolt loose ,,, there is a chance of snapping the cam lobes with the tool as you yeet on the crank bolt. hope u had a good holiday bud
@rafdannyboyАй бұрын
I wish i would have seen this comment an hour ago...... I now have to replace the intake cam... FML
@yvzzyrk10 ай бұрын
Büyüksün ustam ❤
@user-sf7kl9uh7k11 ай бұрын
Can the heat toast the pulley seal?
@ericglass95211 ай бұрын
Good vidoe as always . How is work know you are home.
@andrewball871410 ай бұрын
Great video. What is so difficult about removing the starter and putting a proper crankshaft locking tool in place? That's what I did, adds about an extra 30 mins. Then you know you can properly angle tighten the crank bolt and if it is difficult to remove, just use a long breaker bar with 3/4" drive socket and extension. Now my concerns would be that the heat would degrade the rubber in the harmonic balancer and damage the crank oil seal (not a problem if you are replacing these). Also how do you know what torque you have done the bolt up to with just a blip of the impact gun? You could of at least done the initial torque, marked the bolt head and then blipped it round the 90 degrees using the gun otherwise you are just guessing. Leaving the cam locking plate in while doing up the crank bolt is risky as the timing belt spocket gets dragged round as you tighten the crank bolt and puts stress on the belt and cam tool the way you done it. You should have left the cam pulleys freewheeling while doing up the crank bolt, then set timing again, then finally tighten the cam bolts. That way you don't put stress on anything. But yeah I'm sure you've done plenty your way and it works for you. Thanks for the video.
@leesmith26538 ай бұрын
Is there not a proper tool you can use that fits inside the slots on the crankshaft pulley when you are tightening it?
@-DC-11 ай бұрын
When would you recommend changing the timing belt on a 1.5 Tdci al ?
@marinusapeldoorn663111 ай бұрын
Have you ever tried one of them induction heaters on the crank bolt?
@kevinthacker834911 ай бұрын
Can you do a how to. On changing the stretch belts please
@jamescooper1696 ай бұрын
Hi just wondering what would be the best way to remove crank pulley bolt without any power tools, just a breaker. I have a manual so my thoughts were to put it in high gear and press the breaks down.
@bestysbits207110 ай бұрын
Good video thanks 😊
@alan4x10 ай бұрын
You’re welcome 😊
@tiggercat868911 ай бұрын
Alan, ever had a crank bolt break? Imagine that's a whole world of pain!
@Finglesham11 ай бұрын
Would that coolant refilling trick work with a Mondeo 2L Duratec?
@DaleSteel6 ай бұрын
Pumps are common to blow and they take timing belt with them. Should do a video of how you time it back up with new built. They are non.interference engines
@iosifmocanu78527 ай бұрын
hello mate, where are your garage based?
@user-sz2og2pk7b11 ай бұрын
Did a mk1 1.6 recently and it was the same crap, tight AF.
@Non-Stick_Pan11 ай бұрын
I was shouting 'heat' from the start of the video Alan, but I used a yellow can Mapp gas torch on mine hahahah
@robertbowes100111 ай бұрын
Sounds like you need a Milwaukee battery buzz gun mines 7 years old had no problems with it and not found a bolt it won’t undo.
@mrfishbulb718711 ай бұрын
Agreed. 😊
@johnp663611 ай бұрын
100% agree I have one and never had a problem with any crank bolts or hub nuts
@sirchambers69111 ай бұрын
Yep there's nothing like a milwaukee
@RouletteNation11 ай бұрын
Where is your garage. I need the wet belt doing on my van if you are interested. Its a 2012 limited connect. Thank you
@widelcd9 ай бұрын
Thanks for the tips. I think we can all agree that Ford has again failed with the design, there are way too many difficult solutions where other brands have been smarter. Always when a Ford comes in, we have to reserve much more time for the work compared to many other.
@martinjackson56511 ай бұрын
Take the crankshaft sensor out and then give it some with a bolt in the sensor hole with a 3 quarter bar to do crankshaft pulley up
@user-iu4jr4qf6t2 ай бұрын
i thought crankshaft bolt is that 4 nm and 90 degrees, -or was it so -is it ok then just run it with impact gun so how can b shure it went ok anddd that stretch like should
@dwayne866711 ай бұрын
Get the milwaukee m18 high torque, it eats these bolts no problem.
@mattyb773611 ай бұрын
I agree, my milwaukee eats most air guns for breakfast
@OneUnited199928 күн бұрын
Totally agree… had mine for 8/9 years - it’s the car mechanics’ equivalent of fishing with dynamite - too easy!
@stephenvanwijk11186 ай бұрын
You know there is a special tool you need to fix on the driveshaft bolts with build in torque converter especialy for the wetbelt driven ford engines?
@cerulyse11 ай бұрын
Will the air-gun will probably torq it😮 back up I went to Haynes manual it talks about talking at then angle tightening flywheel boots to stretch them but I don't think anyone does?
@usuallyfixingtinkering11 ай бұрын
unless you want to lock the flywheel, there's no choice really
@lszek218611 ай бұрын
Hi Alan, I am about to buy a 4 post lift because I open a garage and this will be the only lift. I do not like the 2 posts because I heard some horror stories about vehicle coming off from it accidently. Is there any job I would be struggling to get done compared to 2 post lifts you can think of?
@pyromaniac35410 ай бұрын
2 post are much better as there is more room to work around the car. Buy a decent quality 2 post but main thing is the concrete you are bolting it down to is thick and enough.
@1FaSS012 ай бұрын
Just buy a weighted socket, lifesaver!
@Magan-lg4bc2 ай бұрын
Isn t there no Fixpoint on the Pully or Crankshaft ?
@alan4x2 ай бұрын
no, the crank pulley is free spinning on the crankshaft until the crank bolt holds it tight in place
@gotj9 ай бұрын
Alan, those two smaller tubes that go into the coolant bottle are the bleeder lines, one comes from the top of the thermostat, the other comes from the top of the radiator, the idea is that these lines will let any pocket of air to escape (automatic-ally) into the bottle. There should always be a tiny little bit of water flowing through those tubes (on the one coming from the radiator, only when the thermostat is open). There's inside each a small plastic piece to reduce their inside diameter even further to limit the flow to a minimum. One common issue (I've seen often here is Spain) is the the reducer gets clogged because people have added water instead of coolant and things start to corrode and the coolant turns brown (with rust) and ends up clogging the orifice and then auto-bleeding won't/can't happen any more.
@priteshchampaneri510111 ай бұрын
Original cambelt? Wow, surprised it hasn’t snapped by now
@davyarthurs11 ай бұрын
Known a few go ‘almost’ to second time around. I say almost, because they didn’t quite make it 😂. People are stupid sometimes
@Simon-ui6db11 ай бұрын
The ones on the citroen xsara picasso 2.0 petrol are a pig too.
@ecmmechaicsuk95359 ай бұрын
Sweeeeet
@davyarthurs11 ай бұрын
Welcome back to sunny England 😂
@adrianfoy679011 ай бұрын
Alan I bet your sad to be back ?
@khennahsfarm261011 ай бұрын
He cried ! 😅😅😅
@Aussiblue11 ай бұрын
Use a power bar crankshaft bolt tool made for the job, quicker and easier. Google it or do a KZfaq search.
@mrfishbulb718711 ай бұрын
They're handy for inaccessible bolts where you can't get a gun on, but a decent impact gun would of took that bolt out.
@DaleSteel6 ай бұрын
Those belts won't see 125k. Water pump will go by then and snap it
@martinjackson56511 ай бұрын
That bottom pulley bolts not tight 1.0 ecoboost is tight
@simonedwards540111 ай бұрын
agree bit of heat and a scaffolding bar no problem lol
@mrfishbulb718711 ай бұрын
US Pro windy gun has not got enough beans in it. Try something better Alan.
@ZugFanTP11 ай бұрын
Lift the Engine on the Oil Pan. Outch... Thats not a good Move.
@biinters339311 ай бұрын
Nothing wrong with doing that providing common sense is used.
@deanreynolds14458 ай бұрын
What a crock, get a better gun, never had a problem worked for ford been doing these for years never used any heat!!!
@trevorclements154111 ай бұрын
Put a spanner on the nut and spin the engine over.. how I used to do it when I was young 😊
@sammytheseal230711 ай бұрын
These have floating pulleys so DO NOT do that!!
@andrewmartin1711 ай бұрын
No . End up with bent valves.
@zoidberg44411 ай бұрын
I wouldn't do that on this one. Friction holds the lower timing sprocket. There is no keyway. I can recommend this method on Honda crank bolts...