Timing belt replacement, DIY or let the pros do it?

[curtis265]

buy dear cry once buy cheap cry all the time id love to help but have 5 belts to do in 4 days fk it might js go to mexico or sumshit

be sure to change idlers seals and water pump any of these items fail ur back to square one or some bent valves

[iamkevin]

buy dear cry once buy cheap cry all the time id love to help but have 5 belts to do in 4 days fk it might js go to mexico or sumshit

be sure to change idlers seals and water pump any of these items fail ur back to square one or some bent valves

[lolmclol]

buy dear cry once buy cheap cry all the time id love to help but have 5 belts to do in 4 days fk it might js go to mexico or sumshit

be sure to change idlers seals and water pump any of these items fail ur back to square one or some bent valves

[repeated_love]

my bro blew the engine twice at ~208,000 and had it replaced with what turns out to be a f22b from an odyssey. i got the car then and have looked after it ok. shes at 313,000km getting the following fixed could cost over $1000 i guess.

do all the belts
seals
surrounding items
change idlers seals
water pump

could someone confirm the above list and any additions i should get done at the time. in particular which belts timing and what else...

are mechanic recommendations allowed, if so any for perth?

835 beaufort street : P



thanks guys

[ctx]

buy dear cry once buy cheap cry all the time id love to help but have 5 belts to do in 4 days fk it might js go to mexico or sumshit

be sure to change idlers seals and water pump any of these items fail ur back to square one or some bent valves

thank

[lolmclol]

my bro blew the engine twice at ~208,000 and had it replaced with what turns out to be a f22b from an odyssey. i got the car then and have looked after it ok. shes at 313,000km getting the following fixed could cost over $1000 i guess.

do all the belts
seals
surrounding items
change idlers seals
water pump

could someone confirm the above list and any additions i should get done at the time. in particular which belts timing and what else...

are mechanic recommendations allowed, if so any for perth?

835 beaufort street : P



thanks guys

Ducan Nissan

[connorling]

actually it costed me $1000 just to change the timing belt and water pump alone.
Odin Brakes and Service did the timing belt on my civic 2 years ago i think, the car is still in one piece.
(not sure how good they r now.)
http://www.odinbrakeservice.com.au/
they also lend me a loan car to go to uni (crappy car tho)
give them a call and see.

dont thank me.

my bro blew the engine twice at ~208,000 and had it replaced with what turns out to be a f22b from an odyssey. i got the car then and have looked after it ok. shes at 313,000km getting the following fixed could cost over $1000 i guess.

do all the belts
seals
surrounding items
change idlers seals
water pump

could someone confirm the above list and any additions i should get done at the time. in particular which belts timing and what else...

are mechanic recommendations allowed, if so any for perth?

835 beaufort street : P



thanks guys

[connorling]

back to the topic tho, i wouldnt DIY timing belts unless you dont have time limit to do the job and you have a spare car and a garage to work on your car.

[Evok]

Dude you pay what you get for, average mechanic hours is $80 for labour. Depending where and how long you leave it with them determines the quality work they will do.
If they charge you around the 500 mark, either they will rush it, use crap brand products you never heard of.

The only time you would DIY something like this is weather you have a friend that has the experience of changing one before. Just cause it has TDC & Timing mark done before does not mean its 100 percent correct. Previous mechanic/owner may of done the timing slightly off, which will effect the engine dramatically. Like su-woop said, it may lead to bent valves and such...Its fun, not fun when your stuck spending more money then you were supposed to.

Majority of timing belt changes you are required to remove the engine mount thats in the way of the timing belt + torque mounts. Hardest part towards this DIY is lack of tools.
In the end, the mechanic breaks your car down. suuuue the bastard and claim some cash.

[Drifter995]

I replaced mine in my car... was a right pain in the ass. had to pull off the crank pulley (was stuck hard, which I suppose is a good thing) take off an engine mount, jack up the engine... This was after we replaced the headgasket. And what do you know, the cam timing marks on the cam pulley/ gear were not actually right. Good job honda. Resulted in me trying to start it with a probably chronically retarded timing.
But yeah, put the engine at tdc, and just replace it I imagine. I was pretty worried about doing that though, just in case I didn't put it on correctly, and the timing went off... but yeah, not too hard.
In the end, it saves you like 900$
Also, get rocker cover gasket and other various gaskets whilst you're doing it, may as well replace them if you take them off.

[Sean628]

he also have other timing belt videos with the engine in the car for $10, worth every penny imo
pulley holding tool:
http://www.amazon.com/Powerbuilt-648...da+pulley+tool

[mocchi]

will be alot harder with engine in car due to tite spaces.

reguards,

Sean.