Doesn't the concept Z version give you more bang for you buck:BigTDogg (MA) wrote:
A good place to get the 60K parts.
Its easy as long as you have the parts the original timing belt.You dont have to change the seals..if its not leaking dont change it.The reason the Dealership told is because they just rip off peoples money by telling them "oh your going to need this and this and this' which is not necessary.hacyec wrote:hey guys, i have to do the timing belt on my car so i figure i would change the pullys and tentioner as well, how hard is it to do for someone whos never done it before? also the dealership told me I'd have to change the seals too, what would that be? How much am i looking to pay for everything?
Hello how did you get all the cam pulleys to stay in place with the timing marks when you installed the timing belt?I lined up the cam pulleys and crankshaft to all the timing marks and installed the belt, but what happend is that the cam pulleys moved out of alignment with from the timing marks.Z-owned wrote:I did my pully's when I did my 120k easy since the stock ones have to come off anyway. The 120k job is alot easier than it looks mainly just alot of having to remove parts to get to the timing belt. The tt.net write up is a very good write up to follow. Nissan also made things easy by putting timing marks on the belts which helps alot with making sure everything stays lined up right. You can see them in this pic I took when I did mine.
I see..Okhow did you use the old belt too hold the cam pulleys?have you used the tool that holds the cam pulleys in place?Z-owned wrote:I used the old belt to keep them from turning well putting the new one on. The timing marks on the dust cover on the back aren't important though as long as the sprocket marks line up with the belt, I just kind of set mine that way since I like everything tdc when possible.
Get Keith to come over and help you when you are ready to put the belt on if your worried about it not lining up properly. It's really not that difficult though, doing my friends mr2 imo was harder than the z's. The Z just sucks cause there is so much crap to remove first.DokkTekk wrote:Yea I'm on the same boat. 18k miles to go and she needs 120k service. I can hear the cam sprockets so they're gonna need replacing as well. So basically I'm looking at about $900 more or less for parts. I'm a little nervous about tackling this job since getting the timing/alignment right is crucial. I've done most of the maintenance on my Z but never did this one before. What is the usual price for labor on this? I'm willing to give it a shot if I manage to get someone knowledgeable to lend a helping hand.
seals are rubber seals that go behind the cam gears... Anyways, http://www.conceptzperformance.com/Cart ... ype=NIS300hacyec wrote:ive never understood seals, in my mind when i think seal i think tape lol no worries though not going to use tape on a z. where would i buy the seals? would the engine have to be pulled to do this?
Z-owned wrote:Get Keith to come over and help you when you are ready to put the belt on if your worried about it not lining up properly. It's really not that difficult though, doing my friends mr2 imo was harder than the z's. The Z just sucks cause there is so much crap to remove first.DokkTekk wrote:Yea I'm on the same boat. 18k miles to go and she needs 120k service. I can hear the cam sprockets so they're gonna need replacing as well. So basically I'm looking at about $900 more or less for parts. I'm a little nervous about tackling this job since getting the timing/alignment right is crucial. I've done most of the maintenance on my Z but never did this one before. What is the usual price for labor on this? I'm willing to give it a shot if I manage to get someone knowledgeable to lend a helping hand.
hacyec wrote:Doesn't the concept Z version give you more bang for you buck:BigTDogg (MA) wrote:
A good place to get the 60K parts.
http://www.conceptzperformance...12.42