Can anyone tell me if the 2.4 liter four in my '00 Voyager has a timing belt or a timing chain? My last Chrysler product had a Mitsu
3.0 in it and that was a miserable timing belt that was tough to get to. I know a lot of the newer cars have gone back to chains because of the difficulty in maintaining belts, and the better reliability of a chain.
The bad news... It's a belt
The good news... labor time is just 2.0 hours to replace it, so it can't be all too difficult.
My 1998 Stratus has the 2.4 which has a belt. The recommend change is at 101,000 miles.
For 2003 the belt tensioner was revised, and replaces the earlier part. Using the new tensioner requires revised inner and outer belt covers. When I had mine done a few months back, they used the same tensioner.
-Kirk Matheson
It's called a "time study."
Nope, I don't suppose that at all.
There are labor additions in the flat rate manual for accessory interference.
Well, labor time guides are just that... guides. If the shop quoting a job sees justification to increase the labor time charges, they are free to do so.
The times I quoted were not the factory warranty times.
You do, you're always the weiner.
Bruce,
By now you know it has a belt. And in the manual replacement is specified at 120,000 miles. Just had mine replaced at 102,000 due to a loud racket at idle. Apparantly the belt tensioner failed, lost the grease seal and bearing loose with imminent failure. Had the belt idler replaced and also the timing belt covers as it has been updated. If you obtain Mopar parts, which is what you need for the update, parts alone will cost you nearly $400 at retail prices. I also replaced the water pump which is a wise choice as it is easy to do at the time.
Chysler dealer quoted total repair including upgrade tensioner and covers and water pump replacement just over $1,000!
I had the repair done by an idependent charging me labor with me picking up all parts, Idler, Tension Idler Assembly, New Covers, New Water Pump, New Timing Belt, Valve Cover Gasket, Spark Plug hole gaskets, and new fluids. My total for the repair was just over $740.
Bruce, listen to the engine at idle, if you hear a racket which sounds like valve noises but is not at a even repetitive cycle, your tensioner could be failing. Mine had no grease in it as the seal was gone, and the idler was not spinning smoothly. You could feel the roughness. The belt was relatively fine with no cracks though I found a couple of teeth with chunks out of it.
My 2.4 blew the head gasket at 54,000 miles and after a discussion with DM, they reinbursed me for the repair less $100. Have replaced 4 sets of front disc brake pads, 1 set of rotors, 1 set of rear drum lining. Also had to put in a $2,200 Mopar 3 yr. 36,000 mile warranty remanufactured tranny at 80,000. On my 3rd set of tires and just replaced the battery.
Good luck,
Rich
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