Have you guys changed your timing belt/water pump?
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I have ~900 miles before mine is at the 105,000 mile mark. Comes up pretty quick when you average ~2,000 miles per month, lol. I plan on changing them then. If one "had or has to" change their timing belt before or after that mileage, they probably had to change their head as well.
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W/Mech. Tensioner; Includes Bracket; Interference engine application
$135? Is that everything? Sorry, I just don't want to mess this up. Are there any seals or bolts or anything else that would need to be included in there?
Obviously changing out the waterpump is a good idea, but I don't see any t-stat in there either? Sorry for being such a noob, I'm just trying to go off of VW 1.8T t-belt kits (which are $230, but have a LOT more stuff).
I tried finding a DIY, but maybe I missed it somewhere?
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That is the one. With that kit, just FYI, you will have to change the tensioner pulley. It doesn't come with the $70 bracket as well. Worth it IMO if you can change it yourself, obviously.
There are seals that can be changed, but I'm not changing mine if they aren't leaking. They don't leak now and I don't really plan on them leaking. I believe the cam and crank seals are under the timing cover...
It couldn't hurt to change the T-stat while you are at it. As for price, you'd spend about $300 in a parts store for the 3 parts listed in the kit above, which is why it really is a deal.
I don't believe this forum has a DIY. I *think* I know where one is. If I find it, I'll post the link later if someone doesn't beat me to it.
There are seals that can be changed, but I'm not changing mine if they aren't leaking. They don't leak now and I don't really plan on them leaking. I believe the cam and crank seals are under the timing cover...
It couldn't hurt to change the T-stat while you are at it. As for price, you'd spend about $300 in a parts store for the 3 parts listed in the kit above, which is why it really is a deal.
I don't believe this forum has a DIY. I *think* I know where one is. If I find it, I'll post the link later if someone doesn't beat me to it.
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Changed timing belt and water pump at ~105k. Recently I changed the head gasket and decided to do it all again since I was there (~154k). I'll probably wait another 100k before I go at it again. I didn't have to change it, both times the belt looked fine, but I would rather not have to, as I think there would be a lot more involved if it was a repair job instead of a maintenance job.
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The thing is, if you don't change the belt and it does break, 99.9% of the time you are going to be pulling the head to fix bent valves too. The Neon engine is an interference-type.
For the link on the How-To: http://chronoscender.freeservers.com...imingbelt.html
Got the link from 2gn.
For the link on the How-To: http://chronoscender.freeservers.com...imingbelt.html
Got the link from 2gn.