timing belt

A lot depends on teh car.

Most Mitsubishi products that I've owned recommend 60k miles, though in Canada, they OK it for 90k (Not sure why the difference. I had a Dodge Intrepid that said 105K miles.

Trouble is that most Mitsubishi engines are "interference", meaning that if it breaks, the valves hit the piston tops...Big bucks to repair. We bought a 1990 Talon that had the belt broken (about $1000 for the car, 8 or so years ago) and we put a rebuilt head on it for $500 (you can't get them from salvage yards, they're sold almost immediately) and spent another $200 in parts. That was doing the labor myself. We then repainted and got the car working real well, until a deer hit it and totaled out the car.

Mike

TINKERBELL wrote in news:41f02d06$1_5 @alt.athenanews.com:

Well I just did my sons car. Depending on the miles, you might want to change the tension pulleys on both the balance shaft and cam shaft belts. You didn't mention the balance shaft belt, but I'd do that too while your at it.

Take a good look at the crank pulley and make sure it's not splitting.

My sons car had 120k on both belts, and they looked great when I replaced them. They where after market Dayco belts.

"nirodac1" wrote: > TINKERBELL wrote in > news:41f02d06$1_5 > @alt.athenanews.com: > > > What all should be changed when you change your timing belt? > I know > > that you change the water pump is there anything else I > should change? > > > > > > > > Well I just did my sons car. Depending on the miles, you > might want to > change the tension pulleys on both the balance shaft and cam > shaft belts. > You didn't mention the balance shaft belt, but I'd do that too > while your > at it. > > Take a good look at the crank pulley and make sure it's not > splitting. > > My sons car had 120k on both belts, and they looked great when > I replaced > them. They where after market Dayco belts.

Thanks yall,

Got it done this weekend!

I would recommend changing the tensioner itself (the little hydraulic ram you must compress to reinstall the timing belt). I don't think they are really designed to be rapidly compressed in a vice. One of mine crapped out shortly after after I had changed a water pump.

A freely slipping timing belt does sad things to engine performance :).