My CL has 120,000 miles on it now and I think its time to replace the timing belt again. I'm pretty sure dealers charge an arm and a leg for this so I'm hoping with the service manual I'd be able to do this myself.

How hard is it? Could I do it with fairly little auto experience (I've replaced starters and small things like that)? How important is it to replace it right now?


thanks

 

when was the last time you replaced?....its supposed to be every 60k i think....but your gonna need to get it done somewhere...its a bitch...a lot of people on here that are good with shit dont wanna even attempt it

 

loloj i hate you and your stoopid moneyz

 

 

it was replaced a little after 60k so it should be done again soon... going to suck shelling out that cash to get it done.

 

i used to have money's to

damn !!

 

well...this is about 4gs all in 100s.. :P ive gotta get some time off work and school so i can get some stuff done to my car...

 

DAMN, my bundle was like 1200 bucks now im merely a one dallor baller

 

in time my son..i was making 300 a check at one point..now im up to around 1500 just wait..your only 17...youve got a few years to go

 

It "can" be done if you arent experienced, but you would need to be patient making shure not to mess up the timing, or the ballencing.. Basically you are taking all the accesories off the one side of the engine, The engine will need to be supported by somthing sturdy. And it requires a improvised or otherise bought tool to hold the flywheel. Atleas on the 2.2 I know nothing of the 3. You can figure in a couple days of work too.

I consider myself fairly mechanically adept, I ignored the advice of of having a trusted mechanic do it for what seemed to be exorbetand price of 530 bucks to prove that I could. I did, it works great, but after all the work 530 bucks sounds like a steal

Most people here seem to be doing them around 90 - 110 k.

 

get a service manual from www.helminc.com all u need is the service supplement cause u gots a 3.0 it will save ur ass 1000x+ it tells u every step by step direction u need.

 

 

so 167 for tb, main belt, water pump, and replacement of oil seals, and then labor of 170 sounds good?

 

If your asking the question, how hard is it to replace the timing belt for someone with little auto experience the answer is its very hard to do.

But you don't need to take it to the dealer to get it done. Any good mechanic can do the job. I'd say a good price is anywhere between $350-450, depending if you have a 4-banger or 3.0. I'm assuming you have a 4-banger if you had it down already at 60K, so if you find someone that will do it for $350, take it.

 

I have a 2.2 so I should probably start looking to get it replaced.

 

whats ur address I'm going to be in town this week and would like to stop by your house and meet you