Finder98 Posted February 26, 2010 Share Posted February 26, 2010 Getting ready to change my timing belt, tensioners, water pump and thermostat. The queston is should I change the crank seal and cam seals or leave them alone if they are fine. Or when I have everything apart is it just as well to change them out. Any input would be great. Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
12161216 Posted February 26, 2010 Share Posted February 26, 2010 (edited) Getting ready to change my timing belt, tensioners, water pump and thermostat. The queston is should I change the crank seal and cam seals or leave them alone if they are fine. Or when I have everything apart is it just as well to change them out. Any input would be great. Thanks Left mine alone but if you are confident with changing them and not starting a leak then I would do the change. My 2cents Edited February 26, 2010 by 12161216 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R3DN1CK Posted February 26, 2010 Share Posted February 26, 2010 1 of 2 methods, take apart and inspect or the while you are in there method. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HitTheTrails Posted March 2, 2010 Share Posted March 2, 2010 Don't forget the coolant "bypass hose"!!! I just did my timing belt and water pump last weekend. I had a coolant leak. Turns out it was the "bypass hose" that was leaking. It's the hose that goes from the back side of your thermostat housing to up around the top of the thermostat, it is short hose with a 90deg turn. The previous owner had the timing belt done at the dealership and they changed the timing belt, tensioner, water pump and cam shaft seals but neglected to change out the bypass hose or the other short coolant hose on the other side of the thermostat. Tough luck for me. Since I was in there I did the timing belt and water pump (only had 90,000km on them), but I didn't bother with the cam seals or the tensioner or the thermostat. They all seemed to be in good shape so I left them alone... Just my 2 cents... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Finder98 Posted March 3, 2010 Author Share Posted March 3, 2010 Thanks for the input everybody. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lmrproduction Posted April 6, 2010 Share Posted April 6, 2010 Thanks for the input everybody. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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