jugger-naut
Timing Belt Time
Replacing my long overdue timing belt on the Subaru (130K miles). I pulled a bunch of extra stuff off while I was in there so I could see where everything was on the motor in case I ever needed to work on it again. While I was there I also replaced the water pump and belt tensioner. All parts removed were in good shape. I noticed that one of my sway bar links had broken, so I replaced that too. I guess it all ran around $400 in parts and took 3 days of about 3-4 hours per day to do it all. Oh, also replaced my plugs which were original to the car. The hardest part was getting my harmonic dampener off. I almost gave up, that is why it took 3 days. I have no idea what a mechanic would have charged.
Timing Belt Time
Replacing my long overdue timing belt on the Subaru (130K miles). I pulled a bunch of extra stuff off while I was in there so I could see where everything was on the motor in case I ever needed to work on it again. While I was there I also replaced the water pump and belt tensioner. All parts removed were in good shape. I noticed that one of my sway bar links had broken, so I replaced that too. I guess it all ran around $400 in parts and took 3 days of about 3-4 hours per day to do it all. Oh, also replaced my plugs which were original to the car. The hardest part was getting my harmonic dampener off. I almost gave up, that is why it took 3 days. I have no idea what a mechanic would have charged.