RE: Timing belts - age of

[audidudi@mindspring.com (Jeffrey J. Goggin)]

>Changing timing belt on 10V 5cyl engine is not an easy job. It requires
>removing all accesory belts, the crankshaft pulleys and gear, draining
>the coolant and removing the water pump. All this much easier said than
>done, because the working space (especially on turbocharged models with
>intercooler) is very tight. I've heard that on 20V engines it is yet
>bigger PITA. Certainly not a job I would like to do every 15k miles.

Maybe experience helps but this isn't *that* tough of a job with the right
tools ... taking my time, it takes me about 3 hours on my family's non-turbo
cars and 4 hours on my 200q, including replacing the water pump and idler
pulley (might as well while everything's apart) and then changing the oil
and filter.

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