Timing belt bullet dodged...
02-12-2008, 04:57 AM
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Timing belt bullet dodged...
so i'm taking over this Ur that's been in the family for years. I just called the service dept. to see when the (first) timing belt was changed.... 102,320 miles. wow, lucky they made it that far... on the plus side the car has 147,000 on it now. so i've got a little time to get the next one done. 60k interval right?
02-12-2008, 06:53 AM
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COREY, questions: What did you do to replace the toothed gear pulley? and, how did you lock the cran
<crank>...does that shop/guy have the tool, or did he come up with an ingenious concept.
I'm gonna try & do the timing belt job this weekend..mostly just wanting to find that fvcking crank lock.
I'm gonna try & do the timing belt job this weekend..mostly just wanting to find that fvcking crank lock.
02-12-2008, 09:21 AM
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mine had 120k when i first changed it...belt looked fine, water pump was ok too
Not saying you should go 120k but a 60k interval is a bit overzealous...YMMV, of course. My guess is you didn't dodge any bullets.
02-12-2008, 09:34 AM
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Do you need 3256?
<center><img src="http://www.sjmautotechnik.com/trouble_shooting/S4engine/timingbeltcranktool.jpg"></center><p><ul><li><a href="http://www.sjmautotechnik.com/trouble_shooting/S4timing.htm">http://www.sjmautotechnik.com/trouble_shooting/S4timing.htm</a</li></ul>
02-12-2008, 09:37 AM
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I have the 2084 & 2079 if useful to you.
<center><img src="http://www.sjmautotechnik.com/tools/2084.jpg"></center><p>
SJM says 3256 different then 2084, search & see if it can be used @ all.<ul><li><a href="http://www.sjmautotechnik.com/tools/auditools.html">http://www.sjmautotechnik.com/tools/auditools.html</a</li></ul>
SJM says 3256 different then 2084, search & see if it can be used @ all.<ul><li><a href="http://www.sjmautotechnik.com/tools/auditools.html">http://www.sjmautotechnik.com/tools/auditools.html</a</li></ul>
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02-12-2008, 12:16 PM
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I find that hard to believe, Did you buy the car new?
If not, maybe it was done and the previous owner had forgotten and or lost the record. Mine had 83k on it when I purchased it and the timing belt was so cracked I was worried about driving it the 120 miles home.
02-12-2008, 12:27 PM
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I bought it from the 1st owner who swore up and down to me he never changed it...
Part of the reason he was selling it was he didn't feel like shelling out the money for a TB job, so I got the car for a lot cheaper than I would have otherwise. FWIW, I did my 2nd timing belt at 205k(85k later) and the belt/pump were fine - the pump rubber seal had begun leaking coolant, though.