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#13658 of 14566 Re: Timing belt Replace or Not [rsholland] by paisan Dec 07, 2008 (7:45 pm)
Replying to: rsholland (Dec 06, 2008 1:35 pm) You bring up a good point Pat. Have you or your mechanic physically checked the belt? If it's at all dry or cracking I'd replace it. If not I'd let it go another year, but at 9 years old I'd probably swap it. -mike Subaru Guru and Track Instructor Replies to this message: hondafriek (Dec 09, 2008 2:57 pm) p0926 (Dec 09, 2008 3:58 pm) ateixeira (Dec 12, 2008 12:02 pm) hondafriek (Dec 14, 2008 12:42 pm)
#13659 of 14566 Andrewtech by lucien2 Dec 08, 2008 (10:02 am)
called. The BG does need head gaskets and a transmission separator plate. At that point, they'll decide about the clutch. They'll also do the timing belt and the water pump, and replace a CV boot. Waiting on the detailed estimate, but he ball-parked it at $2500 not including clutch Replies to this message: xwesx (Dec 08, 2008 2:36 pm) lucien2 (Dec 08, 2008 7:47 pm) lucien2 (Dec 11, 2008 3:33 pm)
#13660 of 14566 Re: Andrewtech [lucien2] by xwesx Dec 08, 2008 (2:36 pm)
Replying to: lucien2 (Dec 08, 2008 10:02 am) Well, if they are doing the head gaskets at the same time, I would think labor for the clutch would be pennies on the dollar compared to a stand-alone job. If they pop the engine out of there to do all that gasket work, a new clutch is a matter of putting in the new parts as they put it all back together. Replies to this message: lucien2 (Dec 08, 2008 7:47 pm) lucien2 (Dec 11, 2008 3:33 pm)
#13661 of 14566 Re: Andrewtech [xwesx] by lucien2 Dec 08, 2008 (7:47 pm)
Replying to: xwesx (Dec 08, 2008 2:36 pm) I'm with you on that one. The tech simply wanted to wait and see what it looked like first is all.
#13662 of 14566 Re: Timing belt Replace or Not [paisan] by hondafriek Dec 09, 2008 (2:57 pm)
Replying to: paisan (Dec 07, 2008 7:45 pm) Mechanic says it is fine, and forget about replacing it. Cheers Pat. Replies to this message: p0926 (Dec 09, 2008 3:58 pm) ateixeira (Dec 12, 2008 12:02 pm) hondafriek (Dec 14, 2008 12:42 pm)
#13663 of 14566 Re: Timing belt Replace or Not [hondafriek] by p0926 Dec 09, 2008 (3:58 pm)
Replying to: hondafriek (Dec 09, 2008 2:57 pm) Well Pat, if your mechanic says its fine and by doing so, is voluntarily passing on a golden opportunity to make some money, then who are you to question his professional opinion? -Frank P.S. I hope you know how fortunate you are to have such a honest mechanic. I hope you at least send him a Christmas card
#13664 of 14566 misc ramblings by jfl Dec 11, 2008 (2:05 am)
I've been off the boards for a few months but many of the past 200+ posts are hitting home right now. Fix or new: My Legacy is nine years old and has 180k miles. It's a keeper as I've just been laid-off. The good news is that I have over 1000 Subaru bucks. I'll do a full (pads & rotors) brake job myself, but I'm trying to decide if I should do the shocks myself of at the dealer. Mike, your thoughts? [I can't believe Pat's Titan is 8 years old with only 32k miles!] Cellphone: Returned the BB to the company and I'm just going to get a prepaid. For as little as I use it for personal calls it should run $50-60 for a whole year, much cheaper than adding me to the family plan at $10/month. juice: The knock sensors on the Toyota are under the valve cover!? I had to replace mine to pass the smog inspection. On the Subie, it's right on top. You just need small hands to get it out and the new one in. Good to see all the familiar names still here. Jim Replies to this message: ladywclass (Dec 11, 2008 3:03 am) xwesx (Dec 11, 2008 9:08 am) lucien2 (Dec 11, 2008 3:35 pm) ateixeira (Dec 12, 2008 12:00 pm) paisan (Dec 17, 2008 5:14 am)
#13665 of 14566 Re: misc ramblings [jfl] by ladywclass Dec 11, 2008 (3:03 am)
Replying to: jfl (Dec 11, 2008 2:05 am) sorry to hear of the layoff ... that's rough! and quite generally nothing at all to do with job performance .... we're 'sweating' it here as my husband inspects auto pistons .. with 10 years in the company he's third from the bottom after all the layoffs over the past year .. they will do 2-week shutdown at year's end (not so new), and we're concerned there may not be any job after that ... it's a wait and see ... tough all over and getting worse ...at least people keep having kids to send to school! (even that's going to get harder before it ever gets any better ... class sizes will increase, doing even more with less $$, etc.) at any rate ... taking it one day at a time ... all we can ever do ... hang in there, guys ..
#13666 of 14566 Re: misc ramblings [jfl] by xwesx Dec 11, 2008 (9:08 am)
Replying to: jfl (Dec 11, 2008 2:05 am) Jim, I'm sorry that happened. As for your shocks, though, it is a fairly easy job. If I remember correctly, and Subaru did not change the design much, changing out the shocks is an easy task. You will need a set of spring compressors, but the ones I purchased for my car were only about $60. Now, of note is that the original struts I put on there had fully enclosed mounting brackets through which the brake lines fed, while the replacements had brackets that were open-sided. That meant that I "needed" to disconnect the brake lines to get out the originals, but not so for the replacements. As such, I pulled out a small grinder and cut off one side of the brackets so that I could remove the brake lines without having to disconnect (and subsequently bleed) them. You have to be careful not do damage the lines, but if a two-armed monkey like me can do it, I know anybody can accomplish the task. I had a friend who helped me, and it took us about two hours to replace all four. I was very careful when replacing the front struts to note the camber on the front alignment, so when I put it back together, I got the system locked in at the right spots. I did not have it aligned afterward (felt no need as the steering was fine and tires continued to wear evenly). Total, I think it was about $400 for the new struts, $60 for the tools, and four man-hours. It felt like a new car when I was done: Definitely worth it. The old struts were so shot that, after removing them from the vehicle, the pistons fell effortlessly into the cylinders. On the new ones, they did just the opposite - they pressed outward from the cylinders when I removed them from their packaging! Replies to this message: lucien2 (Dec 11, 2008 3:35 pm)
#13667 of 14566 Re: Andrewtech [xwesx] by lucien2 Dec 11, 2008 (3:33 pm)
Replying to: xwesx (Dec 08, 2008 2:36 pm) clutch was 15%, so $400 for that as well.