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Re: timing belt replacement
be careful taking off the t-belt covers. The plastic housing for the nuts in the back can be brittle and break. J-B weld works wonders to resecure the nuts.
Also if you are doing the cam seals, one tip to remove the cam bolt is to wrap the old t-belt around the cam gear 2/3s of the way. Then wrap is around itself and underneath the cam gear towards the center of the engine. Loop the other end of the belt onto the crank gear and after a few turns it will be secure enough to break free.
see attached pic for reference.
Also if the cam bolt tight in there and you start stripping the bolt. You might want to consider taking a dremel and cutting the flange of the bolt off. The more of the bolts clamping surface you remove, the easier it is to remove the bolt. This is what happened to me when I tried to change the seals.
BW
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