i have a 2000 inegra gs and i am about to change my timing belt for the first time with a friend and i was talking to one of my friends and they were tellin me that i had to buy a new timing pulley and timing tensioner also i already have the belt and i was wonde4ring if thats true that i have to buy the other stuff

 

since you're doing that, might as well replace the waterpump.

 

yea thats what i was told also the water pump but what about the tensioner and pully?

 

Shouldn't need to. It's always possible your tensioner will break but in general replacing it isn't necessary. Just do the timing belt and water pump and you should be fine.

 

yea man thats wassup anything else worth doin while doin this im at 111k miles never replaced anything major and got it at 65k

 

I would go ahead and replace the tensioner and spring while your in there

gl

 

replace anything to your hearts content... as long as your budget can handle it

 

timing belt, waterpump, cam seal (2) and crank seal (1). lil tip for ya since its yur first time... mark yur original timing belt with white out. ex: a mark on the intake cam sprocket and belt, exhaust cam sprocket and belt then crank gear pulley and belt. y? u can transfer those marks (from the original belt) to the new belt. eases the alignment...

 

thanks good tip! should help

 

Go ahead and replace the tensioner and water pump. Its all right there. Helms manual is great for this. Also, your crank pulley bolt might be very tough to take off. I needed to use a pipe on the end of a breaker bar to break it loose. I almost flew across the room when it finally broke loose, thats how tough it was to loosen.

 

I estimate mine was above 400 ft lbs, because I could stand on a 2 ft. breaker bar and it wouldn't move.

 

I would change the belt and water pump.

If you feel like spending the time and money changing the pullies or rollers out, go ahead.

Definitely inspect them to make sure they're functional.

 

You might want to replace your engine block while you're at it too. And throw on some new muffler bearings, you never know when those will go bad.

haha. No need to replace the tensioner. Waaaaste of money.

 

help me out too

 

i wouldnt say its a waste of money to replace the tensioner. after so many years of wear and tear its best to change it as well.dont half *** timing belt changes.

 

Thats a good idea! I never thought of marking the gears and belt when i did my belt, water pump and cam seals.

 

I have replaced the timing belt and water pump 3 times on my car (every 90K, yes it has over 270K) and I have done the belt, water pump, tensioner pulley, pulley spring, cam seals, and crank seals every time.

 

yea im gonna change all that to i guess since i work at a dealership and can get a discount anyway so y not while im there i guess maybe not the tensioner and the pullet tho