Timing belt replacement cost and cobin air filter
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- '08 Jetta; '10 Wrangler Unlimited
chuyler1 said:
NEPOC timing belt install day......
i waiting till 100K till i think about it......
might be half way there the end of this weekend.
lots of driving ahead for my PR5!
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- MP5T / 944
I was PMed about how to time the Protege today. Here is the reply, I just posted it here as well so you all could refer to it as well.
You have to make sure that all three timing marks line up. There is one on the crank pulley as well. There should be a series of lines and numbers on a raised wedge of plastic near the bottom of the motor, it might be dificult to see as you have to look down where the mess of belts are. There is a dash line betwen the two belts on the crank pulley. Use you hand or a long wrench that is... s***, I think it's like a 19 or 22mm, it's rather large.
Use the crank pulley to rotate the engine so the marks line up on the zero. That is called "Top Dead Center" or TDC. That means that the #1 Piston is at the Top of the stroke.
Next, you have to make sure that the cam gears are timed properly. You notice that there are "L" shaped holes on the inside of the gear. These are for the dowel pins on the cams. When the crank is at TDC, both of the Dowel Pins on the cams are supposed to be at the top, like 12:00 position. Next, make sure that the gear are on properly.
The left gear on the intake side should have the dowel pin in the groove that would make a "J" shape, top down to left so the mark near the "I" on the stock gear is facing the other gear.
The other gear (Ex) makes a "L" shape, from top to right so the mark near the "E" faces the intake gear.
The Belt should naturally want to go on with everything lined up like this.
Make sure the tensioner spring was put on corectly or it would just jump a tooth and go out of timing.
It's important to line everything up because the cam position sensor reads those stupid magnets that are attached to the gear to decide uppon timing and spark and fuel delivery... Kinna important functions that could mess s*** up.
Reference: http://protege5.ugly.net/
01-10 Mechanical (FS)
01-10b8 Timing Belt
You have to make sure that all three timing marks line up. There is one on the crank pulley as well. There should be a series of lines and numbers on a raised wedge of plastic near the bottom of the motor, it might be dificult to see as you have to look down where the mess of belts are. There is a dash line betwen the two belts on the crank pulley. Use you hand or a long wrench that is... s***, I think it's like a 19 or 22mm, it's rather large.
Use the crank pulley to rotate the engine so the marks line up on the zero. That is called "Top Dead Center" or TDC. That means that the #1 Piston is at the Top of the stroke.
Next, you have to make sure that the cam gears are timed properly. You notice that there are "L" shaped holes on the inside of the gear. These are for the dowel pins on the cams. When the crank is at TDC, both of the Dowel Pins on the cams are supposed to be at the top, like 12:00 position. Next, make sure that the gear are on properly.
The left gear on the intake side should have the dowel pin in the groove that would make a "J" shape, top down to left so the mark near the "I" on the stock gear is facing the other gear.
The other gear (Ex) makes a "L" shape, from top to right so the mark near the "E" faces the intake gear.
The Belt should naturally want to go on with everything lined up like this.
Make sure the tensioner spring was put on corectly or it would just jump a tooth and go out of timing.
It's important to line everything up because the cam position sensor reads those stupid magnets that are attached to the gear to decide uppon timing and spark and fuel delivery... Kinna important functions that could mess s*** up.
Reference: http://protege5.ugly.net/
01-10 Mechanical (FS)
01-10b8 Timing Belt
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- '08 Jetta; '10 Wrangler Unlimited
I can't wait to do this come time.......
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It's not dificult.
no way does it cost $500 to change a timing belt. most dealers will do it under $300 with local shops for about $175-250. I got a coupon in my hand right now from my dealer, Marlin Mazda in Miami, $215 timing belt replacement including timing belt, labor. also "includes" inspection of water pump and other belts and cam and crank shaft seals.
solid_snake
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- 2006 Mazda Tribute S-V6
YellowMP5 said:
in ocean mazda is $400 without coupon, but a private mechanic charged me $700... because he changed a non-faulty TS sensor, rotate tires, and tranny fluid (argh) (argh) (argh)
solid_snake
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- 2006 Mazda Tribute S-V6
nice, i will think about it, are tributes addmitted(sp?)?YellowMP5 said:
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YellowMP5 said:
Holy s***.
NO IT DOES NOT!!!
For **** Sakes, Are you using the force to answer questions. It is non interference. Period!
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info taken from:
http://www.gates.com/brochure.cfm?brochure=2256&location_id=3487
http://www.gates.com/downloads/download_common.cfm?file=TBR05.pdf&folder=brochure
could be a mistake but i think its true, it is interference.
also, why do manufacturers make interference engines? i think i read somewhere that interference engines by design are more efficient but of course the down side is that if the belt breaks, your engine is kaput.
info taken from:
http://www.gates.com/brochure.cfm?brochure=2256&location_id=3487
http://www.gates.com/downloads/download_common.cfm?file=TBR05.pdf&folder=brochure
could be a mistake but i think its true, it is interference.
also, why do manufacturers make interference engines? i think i read somewhere that interference engines by design are more efficient but of course the down side is that if the belt breaks, your engine is kaput.
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02MazPro5 said:
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yea i would get it done before 100 but u could wait a lil after 60 i would say, ill prolly wait till around late 70s to do mine, the wifes was done around 60 and it still had more time left in it.
MikeBlueP5
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- 2K2 Protege 5 (Sold) now 08 UrbanRunner
manual says around 60K miles and im pretty sure the 2.0 FS is non interference. Ill do some research as ive been out of the game for a minute and ill update.
