[V8] Was: Replacing the thermostat Is now: Timing belt time

Wed Jul 18 12:33:06 PDT 2012

I got a kit from Blauparts - it seemed like the price was reasonable for
everything that was in the kit:

   - 1 Timing Belt
   - 3 Timing Belt Tensioners / Idlers
   - 1 Timing Belt Tensioner Damper
   - 1 Water Pump w/ Gasket
   - 1 Front Crank Seal
   - 2 Viton Camshaft Seal
   - 2 Distributor Shaft Seals
   - 6 Liters G12 Plus German Antifreeze (4 - 1.5L Bottles)
   Appropriate amount for complete cooling system flush.
   - Thread Locking Compound

Just checked - $460 for their kit - shipped.  Looking at Rockauto - looks
like the price is somewhat comparable, if you were to buy all the parts
individually from Rockauto (TB + Tensioner: $100, Idlers/etc: $250 (3), WP:
$47, Seals: ~$30 - and these are all the lowest cost items...).

But all of that stuff should be replaced, unless you want to go back in a
month or so and have to put in a new front crank seal, or something like
that...  ...or worse...

Replace the oil pump seal too - while you are there.  Fan
bearing/clutch...  My Fan bearing was AWFUL and LOUD.  Uhmmm... ...that's
all I can think of, personally at the moment...

--j

On Wed, Jul 18, 2012 at 12:51 PM, John Bysinger <doog at bysinger.net> wrote:

> Well, the darn V8 addiction kept me from letting the car go.  Instead it
> got parked until I could afford to get these issues taken care of.  Well
> now, I can so it's time to order some parts and while I've got the front
> end apart I'm going to try to address all the problems I can reach with the
> front end out of the way.
>
> My todo list:
> Water pump
> Timing belt
> High pressure line from PS pump (possibly more lines if they look sketchy)
> Fix a wiring glitch from when I installed the Euro headlights (only one
> bright works, need to troubleshoot that)
>
> My question is where is everyone buying parts for timing belt replacement
> these days?  I was looking at rockauto.com's prices and they seem ok, but
> I've had mixed results with them from other purchases before.  I would
> rather avoid ebay, since now that I can afford to do this I don't want to
> deal with unpredictable shipping.  Does anyone have a quick list handy of
> everything I should be replacing for the timing belt?  I remember a good
> timing belt FAQ/howto posted on here years ago but I can't seem to find it.
>
> I plan on using Spokane Hose again for the power steering plumbing, I used
> them for the two going to/from the rack previously (I should have done all
> the hoses back then!)
>
> Any other suggestions of what to look at/check/replace while I've got the
> front end off?
>
> Thanks as always!
>
> -John
> '90V8Q
>
> OH!  I also spotted a very clean looking silver V8 last week, stick shift
> on BBS wheels at Achtuning in Redmond, WA, is that a lister?
>
> On Thu, Feb 23, 2012 at 1:35 AM, John Bysinger <doog at bysinger.net> wrote:
>
> > Thanks everyone for the tips, changing out the thermostat was actually
> > pretty easy.  However, it turns out that was just a symptom.  The problem
> > is the water pump.  Unfortunately that means timing belt, and I'm at 55k
> on
> > the belt, so it needs done too.  Also recently the high pressure line
> from
> > the power steering pump is also gone, I just had to replace 2 tires
> within
> > a month one from hitting a down branch, the other a blowout from what
> looks
> > like a cut from something I drove over.  And the window switch / wiring
> > issue has reared it's head too.
> >
> > I think it's time for me to retire the car.  It's got 170k-ish on the
> > clock, dark blue, grey leather.  Up until the water pump she still pulled
> > strong with the typical cold puff of smoke pulling away from a stop.
>  Euro
> > headlights fused and relayed.  S4 style (no name) 18" rims, front rubber
> is
> > new, rear has 40%ish left.  Front suspension needs work too.  Body is
> > mostly straight, it rear ended a camry 4 years ago at low speed which
> > pushed in the bumper and broke the headlights (which was when I converted
> > to Euros), bumper supports were replaced, but it's still about 1/2 out of
> > square.  Blower motor replaced 5 years ago, new gaskets on the master
> > cylinder last year.
> >
> > Would make a great parts car, or could be brought back to life if someone
> > wanted to invest the time.
> >
> > Car is in the Seattle, WA area, asking $2k but am open to negotiation
> with
> > listers.  If it doesn't sell here I'll probably put it on craigslist in a
> > month.
> >
> > I'm sad, but we've had the car for 7 years, and thanks to everyone here,
> > it's been fun and not the nightmare I was told it could be.  But don't
> > count me out, I may come back if the unicorn 5sp/4.2/black '94 crosses my
> > path down the road. :)  Thanks to everyone here who helped when I asked,
> > and who's own problems and discussions were archived in my email over the
> > years for me to search.
> >
> > -John Bysinger
> > 1990 V8Q, now for sale.
> >
> > On Sun, Feb 19, 2012 at 10:35 PM, John Bysinger <doog at bysinger.net>
> wrote:
> >
> >> Tomorrow I'm picking up a new thermostat for our '90/3.6L V8Q.  Over the
> >> weekend she ran a little hot (125C on the dash guage, oil temp never
> >> wavered), and hasn't wanted to run back at the normal temps since.
>  Coolant
> >> was low, but I don't know if that was before it overheated or because it
> >> did overheat.  The pressure relief cap on the reserve tank under the
> hood
> >> was doing it's job and venting over pressure in the system.  This kind
> of
> >> symptom on other cars I've owned has always been a stuck thermostat.
>  But
> >> there's always great advice here, so I thought I would check in to see
> if
> >> there's anything I'm missing, or any advice on replacing the
> thermostat, I
> >> checked my email archives from here and it seems to match the symptoms.
>  It
> >> seems a fairly straight forward procedure, right on the passenger side
> >> front of the block.  Any tips are welcome.
> >>
> >> Conditions when it overheated were very low stress, I was driving to a
> >> tire shop on the spare so I was taking it very easy.  45MPH on a
> >> straight/flat, about 15 minutes down the road from a cold start at home.
> >>  Once I got it home, first thing I checked was the auxiliary fan, since
> >> I've had to replace it's fusible link before.  No issues, runs through
> it's
> >> cycles fine, including hurricane simulation speed, and does kick on when
> >> the temp climbs above normal.
> >>
> >> As always, Thanks!
> >>
> >> -John
> >> 1990 V8Q
> >> john at bysinger.net
> >>
> >
> >
> >
> > --
> > john at bysinger.net
> >
>
>
>
> --
> john at bysinger.net
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