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Timing belt is the next preventative maintenance project on my list, and after spending the past 2.5 hours reading hundreds of posts on this forum I want to double check that I'm not forgetting to order something. Also, would there be anything else that should be replaced while doing my maintenance? Spark plugs, brakes, and shocks have all been replaced recently. I'm considering engine mounts, given how old they are, but I don't like the prices I've seen (and the non-OEM ones don't seem to have good reviews).
Here's my Rock Auto shopping cart, please let me know if I've left something off:
I also did radiator hoses & coolant.
Had a shot motor mount when I did mine, so that got replaced as well.
Check your accessory belt tensioner, mine always had a little play/noise. Should've done it then, too.
If you've got the time, couldn't hurt to pull the intake & check the EGR passages & IACV for cleaning, few gaskets there. 2 for TB, 1 on IACV, IIRC.
I also did radiator hoses & coolant.
Had a shot motor mount when I did mine, so that got replaced as well.
Check your accessory belt tensioner, mine always had a little play/noise. Should've done it then, too.
If you've got the time, couldn't hurt to pull the intake & check the EGR passages & IACV for cleaning, few gaskets there. 2 for TB, 1 on IACV, IIRC.
Coolant will definitely be getting replaced, but hadn't thought about hoses. I'll inspect them and see how they look.
Good suggestion on the accessory belt tensioner. I'll check it out as well. At 250K miles, might be worth just replacing while I've got everything apart.
With that kind of mileage, if the front cam seals have never been replaced, that might be one other item worth considering doing while everything is apart.
You are going to want to buy the crankshaft holding tool. The crankshaft bolt is apparently connected directly to the center of the earth. You'll need two long breaker bars - one to hold the tool and one to break the bolt loose. The one on the bolt may need more leverage. I put an old English motorcycle fork leg over the breaker bar and that got it. After that it's cake.
What we ended up doing on the crank bolt, was to put one breaker bar against a solid part of the car, then you have a lot more ability to put some force into the other.
This was after we broke the impeller on a 3/4" impact trying to break it loose.
I've never hear of anyone prophylactically replacing a radiator cap. At last inspection, the cap was clean and coolant was moving between my reservoir and radiator, so my cap is still in good shape. Definitely something that would be easy to replace at any time if it shows signs of failure, so I'm going to hold off. I'm looking for things that I will have easy access to as part of the timing belt change. Thanks for the input, though.
Originally Posted by johnson-rod
You are going to want to buy the crankshaft holding tool. The crankshaft bolt is apparently connected directly to the center of the earth. You'll need two long breaker bars - one to hold the tool and one to break the bolt loose. The one on the bolt may need more leverage. I put an old English motorcycle fork leg over the breaker bar and that got it. After that it's cake.
That is hilarious. I'll have to check with my father and father-in-law to see if either already have one, otherwise I'll pick one up. Thanks very much for the suggestion.
Originally Posted by 00TL-P3.2
What we ended up doing on the crank bolt, was to put one breaker bar against a solid part of the car, then you have a lot more ability to put some force into the other.
This was after we broke the impeller on a 3/4" impact trying to break it loose.
I've heard of people using that trick before. Seems like a great idea. I've also read of using the bumping the starter to apply torque to the bolt.
Part of the rad cap is made of hard plastic. As plastic ages it gets brittle. Eventually it's going to break and when it does it won't be able to hold pressure, and leading to overheating. There never seems to be a good time to over heat the car.
Remember, out of seight... out of mind.
Take it from someone who learned the hard way. And for what? $20? Lol
wasnt there a vendor on here who had all OEM parts for timing belt at a crazy cheap price of like $200 ?
While reading lots of old posts, I found one user that was routinely mentioned. I messaged him, but never heard back. Looked like he had several other unanswered posts on his wall, so I'm assuming that he no longer sells them.
I will say that my timing belt/water pump kit was $190, plus $20 for the two accessory belts. So RockAuto has pretty good prices on it.
Rockauto is where I got my kit. All the parts were good quality but the box looked it had been through the wars. Their shipping is hit or miss. Don't wait til the last minute.
Rockauto is where I got my kit. All the parts were good quality but the box looked it had been through the wars. Their shipping is hit or miss. Don't wait til the last minute.
It's already been shipped to me. I probably won't get to change it until January, so hopefully it doesn't go AWOL for that long. LOL!
[QUOTE=RONE;15611078]I've never hear of anyone prophylactically replacing a radiator cap. At last inspection, the cap was clean and coolant was moving between my reservoir and radiator, so my cap is still in good shape. Definitely something that would be easy to replace at any time if it shows signs of failure, so I'm going to hold off. I'm looking for things that I will have easy access to as part of the timing belt change. Thanks for the input, though.
I was servicing the battery terminals this morning and opened the radiator cap. Guess what I found? A broken radiator cap.
This is what it looks like. The plastic got brittle and broke off of the stainless steel retaining clip.
Like I said "never a good time", all the shops are close today. LOL
Lucky I have access to another vehicle that I can use.
The pressure spring is still sitting in the radiator.
The two brown plastic pieces are suppose to be one single piece. That's what gets brittle and breaks.
Crazy! I did order one, and I'll change it when it arrives. Now if anyone ever mentions it to me, I can say that yes, I do know of someone who had one break! Happy Thanksgiving!
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