Timing Belt...What do you think?
Timing Belt...What do you think?
I bought my 98 Pathfinder with 112k miles on it for $2,000. The rig was very well taken care of and serviced. My question is: I can see someone has undone the bolt holding the distributor in place, i can see tool marks. I think it was from the timing belt being changed, I don't know why anyone would mess with it other than that. What do you think and are there any other clues that may help? Does the service mechanic make any marks anywhere? Thanks.
Re: Timing Belt...What do you think?
Timing belt change does not require the distributor to be touched at all - I did the timing belt on my '98 Pathfinder this past weekend, trust me. Maybe the valve cover gasket was changed, which requires removal of the distributor cap so the intake plenum can be removed? (I say this because I've researched it a bit - I have to do my valve cover gaskets before my wife refuses to get in the car - the smell of burnt oil puts her off...).
Timing belt is supposed to be changed at about 106K miles. As I said above, I just did mine at 168K and was pissed that it looked almost brand new when I took it out... I looks like it could have gone to 250K easy.
Timing belt is supposed to be changed at about 106K miles. As I said above, I just did mine at 168K and was pissed that it looked almost brand new when I took it out... I looks like it could have gone to 250K easy.
Re: Timing Belt...What do you think?
Thank You for your reply, I looked at the timing belt cover and i can see cracks on the rubber grommets under the bolts that hold it on. If you have questions about the valve cover gaskets, i can help. After i did the valve cover gasket job, i still have a drop of oil under the rig about the size of a penny. It's coming down from somewhere and dripping off the transmission housing. Any other place it could be coming from? I will check the gaskets again with flashlight to see if i need to tight it up some more. Thanks again.