Jump to content

Timing belt and water pump


rc_cola_j
 Share

Recommended Posts


I believe he has the vg


If he does he’s in luck. Changing the timing chain on the VQ is such a pain. If it wasn’t built so that you have to remove the entire upper oil pan just to take off the front cover, it would be a lot less terrible.
Link to comment
Share on other sites



If he does he’s in luck. Changing the timing chain on the VQ is such a pain. If it wasn’t built so that you have to remove the entire upper oil pan just to take off the front cover, it would be a lot less terrible.


I do have a VG


Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
Link to comment
Share on other sites




That’s depressing


Fantastic engines, horrible to work on. Get ahold of a factory service manual PDF, and start reading up on the procedure to see if it’s something you want to do yourself. I was blown away that the dealership quoted me $2000 to do my engine timing on the VQ... I did it myself and rebuilt my engine while I was in there for $1200, but even timing alone took over 8 hours to get to.



Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
  • Like 1
Link to comment
Share on other sites

5 hours ago, rc_cola_j said:

 

 


That’s depressing


Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

 

 

I decided to have the belt done by a shop for my 04 frontier. I think I paid $800 out the door. Seems expensive but avoids the huge headache.

Link to comment
Share on other sites

It's not really that bad. If you've done a lot of car work it should be pretty straight forward. Just make sure you have a balancer puller. Also make sure you triple check the tooth count before reassembly. The first time I did one it took me 6 hours but now I can knock them out in like 2-3 lol.

  • Like 5
Link to comment
Share on other sites

Create an account or sign in to comment

You need to be a member in order to leave a comment

Create an account

Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!

Register a new account

Sign in

Already have an account? Sign in here.

Sign In Now
 Share

×
×
  • Create New...