Are the 4G94s interference motors? I know that the 4G63s arent.

 

chains will rust, warp, and snap. i agree it would be better to have chains, but the japanese want to make more money some way?

 

How about you all get off your candy asses and do it yourself for cheap. It is not brain surgery.

 

have you done it?

 

My car has 31,000 miles on it, I have changed numerous timing belts in the past. They are all basically the same with some visual differences, except for the mitsu's with the balance shaft, extra timing belt, that is weird.

Use the right size wrenchs/sockets, lefty loosey righty tighty and just keep taking stuff off til you get to what you need.

 

there are just a lot of people that dont feel like spending the time to do it. they would just rather pay.

 

id take the DIY route.. Learn something!

 

yes i know how to do it, many people just dont like to take the chance of messing up anything, or don't like to spend time on doing something that time consuming.

 

i dont understand this ... why would someone have to go through and change the whole water pump? this seems to be a waste of time. im not saying what is right or what is wrong .. im coming onto 60,000 miles, and plan on changing mine as soon as the weather gets nice outside, but i dont know about paying 300 bucks for it when you can just puy the parts and do it urself for way cheaper ...

**i've change belts before and it isnt hard, a good afternoons work. but a water pump? those thing suck. i know we had to change one from my dads van, and it took 2 full days ...

** dont get me wrong, if i had 300 bucks to spend and a dealership close by, i take it in as well. but i live an hour from a dealership and dont have 300 dollars.

 

iIm paying 250(belt included) to have mine done. Well worth it to me. Just wondering if the water pump is necessary??

 

I was told you have to take half the engine bay apart to get to it. If I hadn't had help putting the manifold in, I know I would have been lost trying to remember which screw went where. Now my question is, it it really as hard as the mechanics tell me, or are they playing it up so I won't attempt the DIY?

My fiancee has a 1970 El Camino that disagrees. Timing chains generally last longer than the engine does itself.

 

Well, I've officially hit 96,000 miles 2day and I have to say I push that 4g94 pretty hard and the only thing thats ever been changed on the oz are the front brakes, tires, headlight bulbs, and cd player...I guess I need to start saving up...crap

 

yeah my parents only purchase american cars, my mom has a trailblazer and my dad has a 1500 silverado, which both contain chains.

 

no oil, thats amazing, haha

oh and as someone said, just start taking stuff off your engine til you get to it, also try not to turn any gears or pulleys either and youve got to torque everything correctly too, not as easy as it sounds.
i should probably do mine soon, ive go about 65k, ive got instructions from the mitchell on demand5 repair guide or whatever its called it says belt should be replaced every 60k miles except in California, massachusetts,and vermont, in those states it is recommended at 60k but not required until 100k, and also doesnt say anything about the water pump

 

i question that whole changing the water pump. im not try to start nething, but it just seems odd to have to change that too when ur just changing ur belts.