I went to John's place to have a look see at the timing belt change happening at his place on Saturday. When I asked to check my timing he popped the bonnet and spotted a rather substantial fuel leak.It was the little hose just under the fuel dampner. It was dripping fuel rather quickly, we tightened up the clamps and all is well.
yeah i got that problem before its the pipe which wears out ... ....how much do u pay for your timing belt fix ?? mine is 800 !! way 2 much !! i reckon 500 is max
We replaced the timing belt..>>> at cost. From my calcs this added up to $98 for parts (coolant, hose clips, timing belt, thermostat) and of course add cost for two bottles of melot.Cheers
thats cheap dude...... most people expect to pay around the $1K-1.5K when getting a mechanic to do their 100k service. But this also includes a new waterpump and other bits and pieces that should be changed while the front of the engine is off.Cheers
Point taken..>> but water pump and other bits were recently installed by others. Unfortunately, they installed the belt out by one tooth so the aim was to fix this.Cheers
Water pump only extra $142.... accessory belts $45, short hoses $26 and cam seal $88. The killer is the belt tensioner at $428, idler pullies $310 for a set of 3 if the tensioner is OK. To do everything, just over $1k in parts.
I would also like to offer a thank you To John, Ian and Bob and all those who attended. It turned more into a mini tech day.Thanks John and Anna for hosting =)
there prob was around that number... but we have to remember the amount the Garvins own :-0 Yeah Peters NA was easy to get into. With the TT even my arms seem big.
I definitely thank your long skinny arms !!! Many thanks Kieran. My "short stubby arms" were about as useful as having a handful of thumbs, which I probably also have. Being able to see the front of a Z dismantled (and put back together) was a great experience for those of us just starting out in DIY Z mechanic activities, such as myself.With all the help I was able to replace both O2 sensors, top radiator hose, TPS and temp sensors. Thanks againBTW John, Simon, Ian, Kieran etc the dreaded code 34 has returned. I've made up the 1 meg OHM resistor and fitted it. Any advice on how I can reset the ECU now, or do I just wait out the 50 engine starts that IB said it would take to clear?cheers,Peter
