timing belt R33

[shannon]

hey all...

not sure if i am needing to do it "yet" but thought i would start to look into it and gain some knoweladge before hand anyway.

any of you had this changed / changed it yaself, also what kinda price's would i be looking at, and where ya got em all done.

sorry its a bit of a boring question, but i was thinking there may be a few other people coming upto the 100000km mark and might benifit from hearing what other ppl have had done

cheers

shannon

[EnricoPalazzo]

I wouldnt change it myself as it is very important it is put on correctly. Black32 on these boards engine blew after someone over tightened something when changing the timing belt and the belt broke.. Hence his engine is no more

[shannon]

shit , thats a bummer ... poor bastard

[Rob]

Howdy Shannon,

There are 3 components that need to be changed when you do the service ....the belt, idler and i cant remember the other one (my dad was an engine builder until a few months ago when he retired , he told me, but i forgot lol)

The parts are pretty damn cheap, the biggest cost is the labour time involved ... i have been quoted about $450 - $500 from some places , and atleast twice that from other places.. it all depends on where you go as some places charge an arm and a leg "because they can" , and in the process rip young people off with high performance imports... so just be careful.

Hope this helps

Rob

[walkoau]

the other thing to change is ur water pump.

if ur not confident then dont try a DIY job.

[Bl4cK32]

Thanks for the sympathy guys. Yeah it was the idler bearing bolt that snapped. You can see where the other half is still in the block. The timing belts fine - just feathered on the inside edge.

Get someone who know what they're doing - and make sure no apprentice works on ya car