Diy 100,000Km Service?

[suwidji]

I want to attempt to do the 100,000km service on my own, but I can't find a D.I.Y thread here on the forum

If there is one, could someone please link me to it, or make one so i can follow it, with pics too?

I basically need a guide on changing the timing belt, water pump, idler, tensioner, crank and cam seals. The fluids i can manage on my own, but it's just the rest i need help with.

Please and thank you!

[suwidji]

anyone?

[89CAL]

Its not all that hard really.

Remove radiator

Remove Belts + Fan

Remove Front covers (Cam gear cover)

Release tension from Cam belt (think this is where you remove the Crank Pulley), remove belt

Remove idlers + water pump + replace.

Reverse

It's not so bad once you get in and start it. Just have to remove alot of stuff

[SargeRX8]

Ive done it all before. I can do it without pictures. If you aren't far from Parramatta, I can probably give you a hand. I won't do it for you but I can tell you its actually quite fun and rewarding knowing you done a timing belt. I do suggest you DO NOT use a gates belt. Noisy and you need to get it perfect tension or you will cop horrible noise. I done mine twice. I also didn't change the cam seals. My belt was already changed along with the cam seals when the clutch was done, but I done the belt anyway because one of my bearings was noisy(over tensioned belt maybe?). Source your bearings direct from Japan, its much cheaper.

You can do it without pictures. I had the manual for it somewhere, the only thing its good for is knowing how much torque to torque shit up to. Yes you need a torque wrench. Manuals and people suggest you remove your radiator. I find this pointless, although you are doing your major service, you probably should. Makes life easier and you can clean your radiator.

I can dismantle my car in about 25 minutes, change the belt in about 5 - 10 and have it all back together all in about an hour maybe 2 hours time depends how much dicking around you gotta do.

First time I done it took about 4 hours. Next day because I had everything at hand and knew everything, started 9am finished 9:45 lol.

The harmonic balancer is a bitch to get off. Even with a very tight hand brake and 4th gear holding it, it was still a tough mother f**ker. People say you can shred gears doing it this way, but hundreds have done it day in day out and never had an issue.

Edited February 4, 2012 by SargeRX8

[89CAL]

That's why i said take radiator out. much easier to use a rattle gun and at 100,000km you should be giving your cooling system a freashen up anyway

[SargeRX8]

Rattle gun wouldn't undo mine. Took an almost 2 meter long breaker bar to get it loose. If he wasn't doing the water pump, then it would be pointless to take the radiator out.

[33GTRV]

if he isnt doing a water pump @ the 100k interval, its not a matter of IF it fails, its a matter of WHEN. Its a cheap part, replace the damn thing and flush uout the system, new EG in the system and your car will love you for it

[jhjones]

Do you guys make your own pullers that fit with the radiator still in? Could use the starter motor undo the bolt. Never tried it myself though.

[SargeRX8]

Do you guys make your own pullers that fit with the radiator still in? Could use the starter motor undo the bolt. Never tried it myself though.

I made my own, 5mm steel plate 3 holes and one nut welded in the centre. Worked a treat.

I changed my belt 20000km after it was already done. I fitted in a new water pump because I had one. I was just saying that if he was just doing a belt and had a new pump in there and fresh coolant, that he could avoid losing the coolant because it us possible to do the belt with the radiator in there