[V8] Which timing belt parts?

Bill Hitzler bhitzler at kpbsd.k12.ak.us
Tue May 11 12:57:28 EDT 2004


kyle_leatherwood at hotmail.com writes:
>Bill,
>
>I went the full route when I did mine so I wouldn't have to pull it back 
>down for another 60+.  I replaced all of the timing belt rollers, the 
>tensioner, the plastic bushing that the tensioner rides on, oil pump 
>bearing, oil pump seal, front crank seal, and front camshaft seals. Be
>sure 
>to get the water pump bolts also because odds are you will wring one or
>more 
>of the heads off.  It wasn't a bad job.  Not as bad as I was believing it
>to 
>be.  Did it in a weekend.
>
>Any questions, let me know.
>
>Kyle
>
>
>>From: "Bill Hitzler" <bhitzler at kpbsd.k12.ak.us>
>>To: v8 at audifans.com
>>Subject: [V8] Which timing belt parts?
>>Date: Mon, 10 May 2004 08:41:07 -0800
>>
>>Getting ready to do the timing belt. This will be the second belt change.
>>The car now has 131,000 on it. The first change was done at 78,000 by the
>>previous owner. Besides the belt, distributer caps, rotors, and water
>pump
>>what else should be changed as far as rollers, tensioner, etc.? Thanks,
>>Bill
>>
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>Hi Kyle, That sounds like a pretty good plan. How difficult are the
crank,oil pump, and cam seals once you're in there? And the oil pump
bearing? Thanks, Bill





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