protegerider
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i dont know how to do a timing belt. if i tried i would most likely mess it up big time.
What have you done to your MSP today?
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i dont know how to do a timing belt. if i tried i would most likely mess it up big time.
Ricktalife
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- 2012 Subaru WRX
OWNAGE!(shocked)
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- '13 CWP MS3 & '16 Mazda6 GT
I REALLY need to give the MSP a thorough cleaning this weekend and a nice coat of TW Ice 
Wagonbacker9
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- 2004 'Hoe
these are non-interference engines... so, its a good engine to learn on. they're really not THAT difficult to do, just time consuming... just gotta make sure all the pulleys are where they're supposed to be, and make sure the tensioner is set/ operating correctly (depending on if its hydraulic or mechanical, I haven't done this yet so I don't know)... If you have a shop do it, you'll get charged out the ass, and in all honesty, if you read a manual, understand what you're doing, take your time, and be careful, you can save a few hundred bucks.
protegerider
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- Mazdaspeed Protege
yeah i will give it a shot soon. i usually pick things up pretty quickly, i have done all the work on my car so far.
Ricktalife
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- 2012 Subaru WRX
amen to that. t-belt services can go anywhere from 350-600 give or take a few. luckily i work at a honda dealership so when the time comes i'll have mine done professionally for under 150
Wagonbacker9
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- 2004 'Hoe
I don't know what to do with that statement...... it bothers me on many levels. I think one of them being the fact that I bought my MSP from a honda dealership, and the rear mount was SHREDDED, front mount was torn, the spare and lug wrench didn't fit... they peeled off some of the clear coat taking off the vinyl, one of the tires was size mismatched, and they didn't repair the minor paint damage on the rear bumper... yeah, thats it for me the Wilde Automotive Group.... ever.
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- MSP 1145
i am a professional
haven't done too many dohc timing belts though. single overhead ftw..well..for tbelt service anyways.
haven't done too many dohc timing belts though. single overhead ftw..well..for tbelt service anyways.
Wagonbacker9
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- 2004 'Hoe
i am a professional
haven't done too many dohc timing belts though. single overhead ftw..well..for tbelt service anyways.
I did the one on my isuzu impulse twice... first time was because I f'd up the tensioner... it popped off when I was about 45 mins from home, about 3 weeks after I did the service. Still can't figure out how. thank god that was a non-interference also... all the sudden the engine just DIED... stomped on the gas, NOTHING but intake howl. lol
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rofl.. that's one place i would check, double check and check again before i let it be
Wagonbacker9
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- 2004 'Hoe
thought it'd be fine after I fired it like 4 times and drove it around my house for like 20 mins... then all the sudden 3 weeks later it popped off the cam gears... luckily I left the cover off so I knew the problem instantly, but it was definitely a disappointing experience... as was the 1.5 mile hike the rest of the way to work.
Ricktalife
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- 2012 Subaru WRX
lol i had a feeling somebody would bash on it. but let me tell you i trust the techs that work on my car a LOT more than the idiots that work at my local mazda dealer.
Wagonbacker9
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- 2004 'Hoe
with that experience from a dealer, can you blame me?
saw my car today..... gonna be another week but I'm happy because its looking real nice!
tomorrow is going to make it a month at the shop haha
im also getting my turbolife fmic tomorro and the body shop told me to bring it in since the car is completely aparty already
tomorrow is going to make it a month at the shop haha
im also getting my turbolife fmic tomorro and the body shop told me to bring it in since the car is completely aparty already
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nice of them. that'll kick ass for you
Wagonbacker9
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- 2004 'Hoe
hey, can't complain about that! new AND improved!
