rk434 Posted June 7, 2007 Share Posted June 7, 2007 ok, so i just put plates on the pathy, looks like new wheels and tires will have to wait! my question now is, i dont know if the timing belt has ever been changed... it looks to be in decent shape. should i have it done? or is it something relatively easy to do? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
88pathoffroad Posted June 7, 2007 Share Posted June 7, 2007 Go read the How-To thread in the How-To section...yours should have a change interval of 105,000 miles. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nissandoms47 Posted June 7, 2007 Share Posted June 7, 2007 Its a pretty easy job. Takes about 4 hours working fairly slow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
94extreme Posted June 7, 2007 Share Posted June 7, 2007 yeah, do it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vengeful Posted June 7, 2007 Share Posted June 7, 2007 Its a pretty easy job. Takes about 4 hours working fairly slow. You should include a disclaimer on that Alex. It's about 4-hours for a mechanically inclined person, working carefully, and provided nothing goes wrong. Also, how can you tell if it "looks ok?" The timing belt is hidden under a cover in the engine bay, and is not readily accessible without removing a bunch of stuff first. If you've already removed this stuff, do it while you're in there. The T-Belt costs all of $30, and is cheap insurance against an interfered motor. (Roll over for description - I love these new features!) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XPLORx4 Posted June 7, 2007 Share Posted June 7, 2007 interfered motor. (Roll over for description - I love these new features!) Whoa! That's cool! At first I didn't even know how you did that, and then when I quoted you, I saw the BB code. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJ Dank Posted June 7, 2007 Share Posted June 7, 2007 That is pretty cool! I just hit 108k miles too... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FUELER Posted June 7, 2007 Share Posted June 7, 2007 Belts will often show no signs of physical wear and tear up until they break Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trainman Posted June 7, 2007 Share Posted June 7, 2007 .... against an interfered motor. (Roll over for description - I love these new features!) Rollover what? Nothing happens for me (Firefox on XP Pro). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adamzan Posted June 7, 2007 Share Posted June 7, 2007 works for me on firefox on xp pro. are you running firefox 2 or the old one? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XPLORx4 Posted June 8, 2007 Share Posted June 8, 2007 (edited) Rollover what? Nothing happens for me (Firefox on XP Pro). Mouse-over the words "interfered motor" in the original post. The "[ acronym=]" BB code does it. Edited June 8, 2007 by XPLORx4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adamzan Posted June 8, 2007 Share Posted June 8, 2007 You should include a disclaimer on that Alex. It's about 4-hours for a mechanically inclined person, working carefully, and provided nothing goes wrong. Also, how can you tell if it "looks ok?" The timing belt is hidden under a cover in the engine bay, and is not readily accessible without removing a bunch of stuff first. If you've already removed this stuff, do it while you're in there. The T-Belt costs all of $30, and is cheap insurance against an interfered motor. (Roll over for description - I love these new features!) 4 hours, then why does a mechanic quote me for the job at 7 hours? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trainman Posted June 8, 2007 Share Posted June 8, 2007 Mouse-over the words "interfered motor" in the original post. The "[ acronym=]" BB code does it. Got it, there is a lag (about a second) where I can not move the mouse before it shows up. Thanks, and a neat feature for sure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dernt Posted June 8, 2007 Share Posted June 8, 2007 4 hours, then why does a mechanic quote me for the job at 7 hours? 7 hours might be the flat rate for this job. Does anyone have access to that sort of info? If you plan on doing it yourself, and you have never done one before, plan on the vehicle being down for two days. You might get it done in one, but there are tons of things that can go wrong along the way. You could discover bad hoses, you should plan on replacing the water pump, you might break something (I broke a tensioning bolt/nut that was only available at the dealer), and etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simon Posted June 8, 2007 Share Posted June 8, 2007 Yeah, that is flat rate. The first time I did it, I was right around the 6-7 hour area, and I didn't do the water pump, and I ran into no snags other than a human error in which I put on the wrong belt. (long story) The second time I did it, I was under 4 hours for the entire job, including the water pump. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rk434 Posted June 11, 2007 Author Share Posted June 11, 2007 ok, so i guess i was looking at the wrong belt - my bad. anyways, ill plan to do it this month here, i have all the tools and a spot to do it, just wondering why the common practice of replacing the water pump. are they @!*% on the pathys or what? im not familiar with this truck whatsoever. i understand you have to drain the coolant system too, which is good because i want to put one of those inline coolant heaters in there aswell. thanks for the info guys, im really appreciating the first hand knowledge! pics to come soon, once i get a few things taken care of! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nissandoms47 Posted June 11, 2007 Share Posted June 11, 2007 Well the water pumps dont usually fail that often, but if they do you pretty much have to rip the entire engine apart again. Hence why people replace the water pump when they do the timing belt cause you're already in there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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