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Vitara Timing Belt + Water Pump How To?
Posted: Fri Dec 19, 2008 1:01 pm
by eXc
Hey Guys
I have never done a timing belt before, gonna do the Vitara's over the next week or 2. Should I do the water pump as well? It has no noise or leaks...$75 to get one...
Any tips? Does a guide exist on here somewhere? I searched but found nothing
Cheers
Chris
Posted: Fri Dec 19, 2008 1:19 pm
by Gwagensteve
I'd do the pump, but I have to say I'd get a genuine one.
Steve.
Posted: Fri Dec 19, 2008 1:23 pm
by spamwell
you should be able to find one of those haynes workshop manuals somewhere they have a very good guide in them for doing timing belts.
they are pretty straight forward though you just have to make sure you have your timing marks lined up and on top dead centre when you take the belt off.
you pretty much just have to take off everything infront of the timing cover and the timing cover it's pretty straight forward.
water pump is up to you, it could go forever it could die?
Posted: Fri Dec 19, 2008 1:33 pm
by eXc
Thanks guys
Will I need a timing light? Or if i get it on TDC will it be right just to line up with new belt and I'm cheering
Why did you suggest a genuine pump Steve?
Do others agree with that?
Posted: Fri Dec 19, 2008 1:38 pm
by Guy
eXc wrote:Thanks guys
Will I need a timing light? Or if i get it on TDC will it be right just to line up with new belt and I'm cheering
Why did you suggest a genuine pump Steve?
Do others agree with that?
Very few aftermarket parts in the Suzuki area are as good as genuine.
Changing a timing belt is dead set simple.
Most shade tree mechnaics would have it knocked over in a couple of hours at worst.
Get a Haymes manual or gregorys.. neither a great .. but they are OK for basic stuff.
Posted: Fri Dec 19, 2008 2:17 pm
by eXc
oky doky. I'll check out genuine then. Thanks guys
Posted: Fri Dec 19, 2008 2:23 pm
by eXc
ouch. $213 for genuine vs $75 after market...
So I really should go genuine? Oky doky...
Posted: Fri Dec 19, 2008 7:01 pm
by rustyvit
I have always fitted after market water pumps to suzy's including the one on my vitara not long back, never had a problem with any of them.
Posted: Fri Dec 19, 2008 8:38 pm
by tails83
it's worth doing the cam and crank seals to, do the crank pulleys come off easy though? thinking of doing this myself but thinking of how i could get the crank bolt tight enough again.
Posted: Fri Jan 02, 2009 10:04 am
by eXc
Hey Guys
I have it all off, and putting it back on now - The manual says 7-9 ft-lbs for the crankshaft pulley bolts. I have it done up to 2 and they seem to be really tight for such a small bolt.
Is 7 right? Should I keep tightening them?
Posted: Fri Jan 02, 2009 10:29 am
by eXc
Well I had I thought I'd try it at 4, and snapped one of the bolts. Fortunatly I have manged to get the stud out.
How can the manual suggest 7 when 4 was too tight?
I am thinking maybe I should order new bolts and get lube mobile or something to come put it back together.
Posted: Fri Jan 02, 2009 10:40 am
by ajsr
are they high tensile bolts??
or just put locktite on them at 4lbs is only the pulley.
Posted: Fri Jan 02, 2009 9:31 pm
by eXc
not sure if they are high tensile or not. I assume they are. I've ordered new ones in and the parts place reckons 7 ft-lbs is not much at all and should be fine.
Maybe the bolts where just stretched and couldn't handle it
Posted: Fri Jan 02, 2009 11:33 pm
by rustyvit
They are not high tensile, I just tighten them by hand but then I'm pretty confident with how tight things should be.
Posted: Fri Jan 09, 2009 1:27 pm
by eXc
just did it by feel, no torque wrench, hopefully it will be fine
thanks for the help
Chris