Engine

Question: looks like I stuffed up replacing my timing belt a few months ago. I didnt’ know there was supposed to be a spacer behind the main spring-loaded ‘tensioner pulley’. this seems to have caused the tensioner to tighten right up and tighten the belt up so that it grazed against a bolt sticking out [...]

Question: I am in the process of re-building a 1994 Opel Calibra, 4 wheel drive with turbo and I am desperately seraching for a complete set of engine hoses. Can anyone please tell me where I can get hold of a complete set of hoses? Answer:

Question: The Cali’s came out with 2 different 2.0L yeah? Which one is the better of the 2? Reason i’m asking is that I can no longer get the Cam i want, and am considering just saving up for a 2.0L conversion. Answer:

Question: found out about 1 month ago that i had a head gasket leak. The reason why i came to that conclusion is that i keep on getting a bit oil on my coolant. I decided to take it to my mates and get a compression test on each of the cylinders. DRY TEST cyl [...]

Question: Iwill soon be doing a engine rebuild on my calibra. The reason im doing this is because the car was running only on about 60% compression and my head gasket recently cracked leaking heaps of oil ( 1L in 50km) and have oil in water, the engine is done 230000 and also the tappets [...]