Timing belt this weekend.

[Seattle_Al]

I'm changing the pathy's timing belt this weekend ('95 SE, 1st time in ten years, 78,xxx miles).

All of the writeups that used to exist are gone. I took everything apart today, will be putting it all back together Sunday. Anyone want to host a write-up? Mini-write-up?

So far it's been straight-forward enough that anyone with an equal mix of:

1. Service manual

2. Mechanical experience

3. time/patience/tools

Should be able to tackle this without too many problems.

 

But, as always there are a couple things I did right that might save someone a lot of head scratching, and there things where I guessed/didn't have the right tool/technique and really made it look like a hack job (cam seal).

 

I don't have the space/bandwidth to keep such a project on my home machine, but I'm willing to write up/take pictures of my experiences to add to the common knowledge pool.

(my ulterior motive is to take business away from dealerships that charge >$90/hr labor, but pay line mechanics <$11/hr)

 

Thoughts?

 

-al

[joeytattoo]

while your in there I'd change the waterpump too that is what I did when I did mine and I've heard of others that did as well kind of a just incase thing while you've got the front of the motor apart that is if it has as many miles as the timing belt does on it.

[MaritimeMan]

THermostat is a good idea as well, if it's not too late

[edta1]

I don't have the space/bandwidth to keep such a project on my home machine, but I'm willing to write up/take pictures of my experiences to add to the common knowledge pool.

(my ulterior motive is to take business away from dealerships that charge >$90/hr labor, but pay line mechanics <$11/hr)

 

Thoughts?

 

-al

AMEN! I hope you do write up a good procedure to change the timing belt. I have about 30K before I have to start thinking about it but still, any little job that can be kept away from the $90/hour mechanics is a good thing. Thanks! :cool2: