jonathanpalmer12 Posted March 20, 2019 Share Posted March 20, 2019 (edited) So I have a 95 wd21 I had a transmission rebuilt in it costing 2200. But now the timing belt is coming up and that's look at a 1k alone and I'm not sure if I want to dip my toes into this anymore. Also front end is junk and needs to be replaced, might do an SAS swap if I keep it. Should I just run until the motor goes and put a td27 or vg33e in it? Any thoughts first year in college will be done in may of next year. Edited March 20, 2019 by jonathanpalmer12 Adding Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjotrainbrain Posted March 21, 2019 Share Posted March 21, 2019 How handy are you? Timing belt isn't a particularly challenging job, just takes some time. If you do it yourslef you could save a ton of money. Motor swap would be cool, but heaps more expensive, so keep that in mind if the money is concerning you. Same deal with the SAS, if you have to pay somebody else to do it it'll probably cost quite a bit to get it done well. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonathanpalmer12 Posted March 21, 2019 Author Share Posted March 21, 2019 (edited) I'm pretty handy, just not sure if it's something I'm going to want to have to do every 60k, because I drive a lot and would be looking at it ever year or 2. Edited March 21, 2019 by jonathanpalmer12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedPath88 Posted March 21, 2019 Share Posted March 21, 2019 Assuming the year in your profile is correct and it's still the factory engine, then the interval for a '94 is 100,000 miles... Technically 105,000 miles (per the '94 FSM), for the timing belt. As long as you're somewhat mechanically inclined, it's a pretty easy job especially with @5523Pathfinder's How To in The Garage 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonathanpalmer12 Posted March 21, 2019 Author Share Posted March 21, 2019 (edited) Motor is not factory, but it has a motor from another one from the same year. And that's for a VG33E not vg30e Edited March 21, 2019 by jonathanpalmer12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adamzan Posted March 21, 2019 Share Posted March 21, 2019 It’s the same job. Believe me I’ve done like 12 of them, probably more. On pathfinders, xterras, etc. And redpath is right, it’s 100k on the 94 and up. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slartibartfast Posted March 21, 2019 Share Posted March 21, 2019 Mid '93 they switched from square-tooth to round-tooth belt/sprockets, and increased the interval from 60k to 100k. It's been a while but I'm pretty sure 5523's writeup was what I used on my '93, plus the service manual for torque specs. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonathanpalmer12 Posted March 21, 2019 Author Share Posted March 21, 2019 Okay thank you, I see that now looking at it. And well that's good. I think mines probably contaminated with oil because when I had the motor put in the mechanic didnt do camshaft seals. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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