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Re: How often to replace timing belt and water pump Posted by Larry West [Email] (#1140) [Profile/Gallery] (more from Larry West) on Tue, 17 Sep 2013 09:09:31 In Reply to: How often to replace timing belt and water pump, 2garfields, Tue, 17 Sep 2013 07:05:56 Members do not see ads below this line. - Help Keep This Site Online - Signup |
Timing belt, pulleys & tensioner (all of it...) every 60K
Water pump: every other Timing Belt, since you are in there, and a LOT of the labor is the same. The WP is driven from the serpentine belt, not the timing belt, but if the WP leaks in there, it can potentially wreak havoc with your timing belt. My mechanic had to do the timing belt shuffle twice in three weeks when the WP gave out just after he'd completed the timing belt...
See the receipts for the belt replacement. If it didn't include tensioner and/or pulleys, they will need to be done.
The turbo 4s can have their own issues (sludge), but each motor has its own merits, and both can live a long and prosperous life if properly maintained.
Larry
2000 SE Sedan (V6) 125k
1999 LPT Wagon (t4) 350k
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