My water pump was leaking through the seep hole, so while I was replacing it I decided I might as well do the timing belt too, especially since the belt had about 125,000 miles on it.
The total cost for the timing belt, tensioner pulley, and new water pump was only $65 with shipping from Parts Dinosaur. The thermostat was $13 at my local Advance. The whole job took about 16 hours, which is a bit long, but I'm still learning how to do this stuff.
I wanted to do my cam seals too, but with a 10" socket wrench I just couldn't get enough torque to loosen the sprocket bolts. (The crank pulley bolt was pretty easy to get loose with an 18" breaker bar. Unfortunately, the breaker is 1/2"-drive and won't fit my smaller sockets.)
Thanks for the excellent tutorial. I wouldn't have been able to do the job without this great thread.
Have a look at my shiny new water pump!
