Hi Guys

Hope I'm asking this in the right place and hope its not too stupid to ask.

BUT

Need to replace my timing belt on 1994 TS Magna V6. What is the easiest way to do it - besides paying someone else to do it!

Cheers!

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the drive pully bolt off carefully because you can bend valves

use the downloadable repair manual second gen

needs adobe to read it

http://www.lisho.net/?page_id=3

With the second gen there is no special tool required however having said that, unless you have done it before I would just get it done.

You should get a complete kit with idler pulley and cam / crank seals, pays to do water pump as well

Be careful not to over tension it either, on second gen fir the belt, let the tensioner take up the slack, turn over engine by had a few times (with spark plugs out) to line up the belt and allow it to sit in place, loosen and re tighten the tensioner and you will be good to go.

It's not the biggest job in the world, but it aint the easiest either. If you're reasonably experienced mechanically (and have replaced timing belts before on other vehicles and know what you're doing), have a reasonable selection of sockets and spanners, a breaker bar, a torque wrench and a decent jack and axle stands, then get a manual and give it a go.

If you haven't got any of the above, then like Madmagna suggests, pay for someone else to do it, or get someone experienced to help you.

From memory (I did mine about three years ago), you have to jack up the car and put it on axle-stands, jack up the engine and remove the passenger side engine mount as the belt passes through it, remove the power steering/alternator and air con drive belts, timing belt covers, unbolt (but not disconnect) power steering pump, take off dizzy and pull out the starter motor to be able to jam the starter ring gear with a big flat blade screwdriver or crowbar to stop the engine turning over while you undo the crankshaft pulley bolt which is rather tight, and you'll need a friend to help you do this, or at least to do it back up again if you use the "starter motor undo" method.

Took me about 8 hours carefully plodding through it all.