timming belt

[khill8469]

i have a 96 eclipse gst spider. i bought it 3 years ago with 90,000 and now i have like 145,000 so i need to do a timing belt. i know i should do a water pump too. but is there anything else i should do when im in there? And how much am i looking to spend if i bring to some where to do it?

 

[guitarhero14]

You should get the tensioners and pulleys replaced as well. I had timing, water pump, tensioners done for $660

 

[91GSTBro]

Yeah replace anything you can when your in there. Save yourself money and do it yourself its an easy job to do.

 

[khill8469]

i was thinking about doing it myself but wasnt sure how hard it realy is and dont want to mess it up and kill my motor.

 

[gurmanator]

if you have done engine work before then get a haynes manual and do it yourself.its a tight fit is the only problem.

 

[beatshack]

I wouldn't recommend doing timing yourself unless you are willing to risk a head rebuild.

Mine cost around $1000 (Canadian) for everything, which was:

- cam seals
- balance shaft belt
- balance shaft pulley
- hydraulic tensioner & pulley
- OEM timing belt
- water pump was fairly new, so they didn't touch it.

and a few other things.. don't cheap out on the timing belt, go with OEM.

 

[amaank]

yep, you can get most of these parts from jnztuning.com

I got all of my timing belt stuff from them for $178ish including auto tensioner and pulley, idler pulley, belt. You can get crank, cam seals from local stores.

 

[91GSTBro]

Its not that hard to do its just a little tight at some points. Just go by what the manual says and you will be fine.

 

[talondude4]

If you plan on changing pulleys or plan on differant cam gears I would do this now!