Re: Timing Belt Replacement!
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Originally Posted by petrified.rabbit
what was your mileage?
Pretty close to 94,000km, I think that's just under 60,000 miles.
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Originally Posted by johnygogo
Right on Byron84! Happy to hear everything went well for you. Did you have any problems removing the back plate to get the water pump off?
Not especially. I was very fortunate to have my father's many years experience and plentiful tools, and another mechanically inclined friend with me.
I even had the weather on my side, wasn't too hot or humid and the bugs weren't out. In total I still spent about $230 of parts, but I'm sure I saved at least $500-600 compared to taking the car to the dealership for all of that.
Re: Timing Belt Replacement!
Hey guys, thanks for all the helpful posts and pics of the walk through. I just replaced mine and fired up on the first try. I held the cams in place with something that I think you all will get a kick out of and inspired me to write the next MasterCard priceless commercial. I'm going to see if I can add the pix if I can't get it to go on here I will just add them to my profile. My inspirational MasterCard commercial is below. Thanks again.
Timing belt $50
Serpentine belt $21
Serpentine belt tool $30
4 Zip ties .60 cents
Not having to wait for yet another specialty tool to arrive in the mail and getting your project that you already started done!!!
PRICELESS!!!
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Haha, if it works, it works eh? Nice job. :)
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yep thanks for the comment.
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Fantastic thinking!!! Thats a great idea, may I add it to my belt change blog?
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sure can. As long as you mark the top of the gear and belt if it does move you can always rotate the cams individually so when the timing mark on the pulley is facing the middle and your mark is in the up position it will be in top dead center for that cam. : P
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That's awesome, Chris. Inventive.
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Thanks. When I seen what the tool to hold the cams in place looked like I got inspired and remembered I had zip ties and that those might hold it in place and they did.