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What's a Garage for?

3/7/2016

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Working on cars, of course!
​Speaking of working on cars, here's the before picture. Lesson learned, dearest daughter - backing out of driveways.
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With 110,000 miles, I'll take the opportunity to replace the timing belt. These belts are rated for 100,000 miles only. So we're lucky and have been driving on borrowed time.
So many parts have to be put back properly.
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To replace the timing belt, I had to have access. I have more confidence than you think.
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Now that I have some room (taking the front frame down with the bumper, radiators, serpentine belt, yada, yada, yada,) I can see the timing belt. It's on the grey 5 spoked sprocket, upper left-ish side of the engine.
Also replaced the water pump, proactively, since it sits behind the timing belt and acts as one of the pulleys in the timing belt system. Better now than when it blows up!
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 Job done! The new timing belt is good for another 100,000 miles. Also saved $1,100 in labor charges doing it myself.
​Looks good and runs good! Happy, Happy!
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