Value of this timing tool kit?

Dorchester2 · 29th May 2019, 14:41

C.r.a.p. or bargain?

https://www.ebay.fr/itm/13-Pcs-Petro...6/302055805778

chris75 · 29th May 2019, 15:37

That's about 1/10th of the official price of the Sealey kit , so you can't help be a bit suspicious , even if the Sealey one is overpriced

http://www.toolsinstock.com/Petrol_E...ct--17823.html
The only part of the set which really needs to be of very good quality is the locking tool for the rear sprockets ( the piece which looks like a ring spanner ). If that is made of hard metal then it may be a bargain ; if not it will slip off and round off the lugs !
We need someone to buy it and try it out . Could that be you ?

Dorchester2 · 29th May 2019, 15:48

Quote:

Originally Posted by chris75

That's about 1/10th of the official price of the Sealey kit , so you can't help be a bit suspicious , even if the Sealey one is overpriced

The only part of the set which really needs to be of very good quality is the locking tool for the rear sprockets ( the piece which looks like a ring spanner ). If that is made of hard metal then it may be a bargain ; if not it will slip off and round off the lugs !
We need someone to buy it and try it out . Could that be you ?

We are reading from the same sheet of music: cheap barely means good quality...
TBH it's just to help my mechanic who is skilled & cautious but not at all specialized in Rover V6. I'm sure he's got enough stuff but maybe not the best ones to do the trick on my 2.5.
I'm not good enough to do the job myself alone, I would be way out of my comfort zone, especially in that very fiddly job.
And that's for 2020 (6 years).
But were it a bargain it might be urgent to grab it.
Hence waiting someone in the mainland to take the risk...

StewartIngram · 31st May 2019, 09:05

For what its worth, I bought one of these last year. Used it to do mine with no problems.

Stewart

29th May 2019, 14:41	#1
Dorchester2 incurable Rover addict Rover 75 Saloon V6 2.5 1999 - Rover 25 1.4 2002 - Rover 214i cab 1994 - Rover P5b coupe 1968 Join Date: Sep 2017 Location: Bioule. South West of France. Posts: 1,643 Thanks: 612 Thanked 385 Times in 223 Posts	Value of this timing tool kit? C.r.a.p. or bargain? https://www.ebay.fr/itm/13-Pcs-Petro...6/302055805778 __________________ Rover 75 V6 2.5 Auto Connie born 1 July 1999, 24 kOhms resistor, 10 kOhms manual starter, full E85, modified airbox, full derestricted SS exhaust line, power & torque remap -> 202 bhp This vehicle was the 7,517th 75 to run off the production line, out of 112,381 This vehicle was the 1,190th 75 2.5 V6 Contemporary to be made out of 8,214 This vehicle was the 2,032nd 75 in Atlantic Blue Pearlescent (code: JEY) to be made out of 2,572 Atlantic Blue Pearlescent 75s

29th May 2019, 15:37	#2
chris75 same car since 2005 2001 Rover 75 2.0 v6 Connoisseur Saloon Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Ellesmere Port , Cheshire Posts: 3,811 Thanks: 379 Thanked 549 Times in 466 Posts	That's about 1/10th of the official price of the Sealey kit , so you can't help be a bit suspicious , even if the Sealey one is overpriced http://www.toolsinstock.com/Petrol_E...ct--17823.html The only part of the set which really needs to be of very good quality is the locking tool for the rear sprockets ( the piece which looks like a ring spanner ). If that is made of hard metal then it may be a bargain ; if not it will slip off and round off the lugs ! We need someone to buy it and try it out . Could that be you ? __________________ Who said it was simples ? Last edited by chris75; 29th May 2019 at 15:49..

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31st May 2019, 09:05	#4
StewartIngram Gets stuck in Rover 75 Connoisseur 2.5 V6 auto Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Chatteris, Cambridgeshire Posts: 902 Thanks: 320 Thanked 159 Times in 127 Posts	For what its worth, I bought one of these last year. Used it to do mine with no problems. Stewart