Is a ZC timing belt hard to replace? Compared to an american 2.4L 4cyl. I had one replaced not to long ago on that car and it cost me $350 for parts and labor.. If its as easy as it looks i may try it on my own and save $300. It doenst have a cover of any kind on the timing belt so im thinking its not that hard.. any tips to make it easier? Ive never done that b4.

 

There's no cover? No upper cover or lower cover? Or both?
Hardest part will be getting the crank pulley bolt off.

Loosen the alternator, rotate it towards you. Loosen the A/C belt too if you have it.
If you have the upper cover, take off the valve cover and take the upper cover off. Should be held on with 10MM bolts.
Put the car in 5th gear, have someone stomp on the brakes, and try to get the crank pulley bolt off with a breaker bar or a big impact wrench. Mine wouldn't come off, I had to take it to a shop and they heated it up with a torch then used an impact.
After that, take the pulley off, make sure you have the little key that goes with it.
Take out lower timing belt cover if you have it.
Take a white paint pen and mark where the belt lines up with everything. Put marks on both the belt and the part.
Loosen the belt tensioner, it's a 14 MM bolt. I found it easiest with a socket wrench, the regular wrench wouldn't fit right.
Support the engine from the oil pan with a nice sized piece of wood so you don't damage the pan. Take off the driver's side engine mount. I'm pretty sure it was 2 - 17MM bolts, then 1 big *** 17MM bolt that the mount rotates on.
Slide the timing belt off.
Change the water pump while you're at it, it's held on by 4 10MM bolts I believe.
Put the new timing belt on top of the old one, and copy the marks on to there.
Slide the new belt on, making sure you put it exactly how the old on fits. This is where the white marks come into play, you don't have to worry about TDC and all that.
Tighten the tensioner, put on lower timing belt cover, put the mount back, put on the crank pulley and bolt. A/c and alternator belts go back, and the upper cover and valve cover. Start her up and see how it runs.

It's not that hard of a job, the crank pulley bolt is the main bitch - everything else is cake compared to that

 

So far just no upper cover. Im pretty sure it has the lower one tho. How important is it to have one? I should try to find one i think.

Thanks for the tips!!
I found alot of info online on how to do it but not tool sizes. That help alot!

 

Post any questions you have here, I'll try my best to answer them. There's a how-to regarding a d16z6 with some good pictures, I used that one. I'm running with no covers right now, but soon as I get a lower one I'll have both on

 

witch zc do you have dohc or single

 

Dohc

 

Well **** I'm not sure then, I thought you had a single slammer