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wildbilly
29-10-2009, 10:01 PM
Just started pulling my Beat to bits, as I bought it with a snapped cam belt. Got the inlet side off. Pipes and plugs all over the place. The exhaust side look awkward, there rusty heat shields covering everything. My beat has a rolled steel manifold, is this stock?

I can see the snapped belt now, the covers are tight against the chassis legs.
Whitesol
29-10-2009, 10:58 PM
If there are heatshields covering everything.. the answer to your question is a definitive yes, 100% stock.

I would have just dropped the engine out because I know how difficult it is to work in that engine bay. I took my engine out in 3 hours using hand tools.. could have done it in less if I had known what I was doing.
old'uns
29-10-2009, 11:03 PM
with fingers like sausages thats why i took mine to the dealer, Honda fixed price inc belt £199 fitted.
good luck :)
Mylee
30-10-2009, 04:19 PM
with fingers like sausages thats why i took mine to the dealer, Honda fixed price inc belt £199 fitted.
good luck :)


For that money it's a no brainer for me. Not even worth getting dirty for.
wildbilly
30-10-2009, 08:56 PM
£199 , will they pull the head off and straighten all me valves to?
old'uns
30-10-2009, 09:30 PM
what do you reckon?

bent valves etc..............big bucks in parts alone
Steve_M
31-10-2009, 04:07 PM
£199 , will they pull the head off and straighten all me valves to?

Yeah, just add a '0' its that easy.

£1990 I bet they would even give it a full valet as well.
Steve_M
31-10-2009, 04:16 PM
My beat has a rolled steel manifold, is this stock?

Standard Beat Manifold.
wildbilly
31-10-2009, 09:32 PM
Yep, Thats the one! I think I'm going to have to get the dremel out as the fixings look very sick.