Has anyone attemtped this on their own? I've done timing belts in the past on my other used cars, but I don't actually have the Shop manual for the Esteem yet.
I spoke to a nice parts guy at a local Suzuki dealer, and he told me the 5 different parts and part numbers typically replaced during the timing belt service... and the price for the Stealership to perform it:
$650 !!!
I can probably buy the parts myself for around $200.
Can anyone give me some advice on this undertaking?
Thanks.
Last edited by dthondatune; 08-09-2007 at 03:41 PM.
Yes that is the link to my website, it took me approx 9+ hours to complete the job which included stopping to take pictures, lunch break, etc. OMG I was sore by the time I was done!
I did my own on my 98. Having never done a timming belt befor. It's an easy task with this advise. You must support your motor with blocks. Best to support it in a couple of places. Don't place supports directly on oil pan gasket lip. This will cause a leak later b/c you are crushing the gasket. Also I'm not sure why you need all those parts. I reused everything except the rubber belts. (X3) no a/c The whole job cost me about 110 bucks and an afternoon. Good luck.
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1996 Esteem - Timing Belt Change
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