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by gudolegeorgiaboy
Thu Nov 09, 2006 5:49 pm
Forum: Engine/Intake/Exhaust
Topic: how to get the ac and serpentine belt off 1.6L lanos
Replies: 1
Views: 267

1. jack up passenger side of car 2. take off wheel 3. take off dust cover 4. loosen alternater 5. loosen a/c compressor belt tensioner 6. use inpact wrench to loosen crank shaft pully blot 7. check to see if key is in proiper position. note it doesn't stick out much and the pully drops right off. al...
by gudolegeorgiaboy
Thu Nov 09, 2006 2:24 pm
Forum: Engine/Intake/Exhaust
Topic: Mileage on an Aveo with Mods
Replies: 8
Views: 1044

These little cars arn't your grandpa's ford. Theres little you can do to increse both efficiency and performance as they come tuned out about as best they can be. The idea is to maintain what you have. Keep the sensors up to thiere precribed readings, clean oil, filters, lube and tire pressure. be c...
by gudolegeorgiaboy
Mon Nov 06, 2006 8:46 pm
Forum: Engine/Intake/Exhaust
Topic: Recovery from broken timming belt
Replies: 1
Views: 432

Recovery from broken timming belt

This forum was very helpful to me in repairing a 1.6 Lanos, I fiquer I should give some info back that may be useful to someone else. A couple of months ago a friend of my sons had his timming belt break on his 2001 Lanos. After getting some repair estimates he decided that the cost of having it rep...
by gudolegeorgiaboy
Mon Nov 06, 2006 6:58 pm
Forum: Engine/Intake/Exhaust
Topic: Anybody replace the crankshaft position sensor on a Leganza?
Replies: 4
Views: 658

Did you check to see if your crank pully may have turned on the crank shaft throwing the triggers off.