Timing Belt change & oil change
The last timing belt change was in 2017. I always change the timing belt tensioner, as if the tensioner goes, the engine is also screwed. This time around, I went for the K015183XS Gates Powergrip Kit . Their new belts have become thinner and have a fibreglass tensile cord in the middle that provides better strength & better resistance to elongation. While changing the belt, I decided to change the oil and oil filter as I was working under the car in that general area. I added some Redline engine oil break-in additive for the zinc and phosphorus (ZDDP), which helps with the engine wear and the short trips. As the engine does not use the distributor, there is no need to align the distributor shaft below. However, the crank sensor that the DTA engine management uses needs to be carefully avoided as if it is moved you have to set the position in degrees in the DTA engine management system. I use it to hold the Aux belt while I fit the new timing belt.
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