createdtodestry Posted January 16, 2006 Share Posted January 16, 2006 hey i have a 2000 legacy with a 2.5 and the water pump is leaking, and i'm gona change the timing belt at the same time. does anyone have any sugestions/walkthroughs befor i just start tearing it apart? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GTsleeper Posted January 16, 2006 Share Posted January 16, 2006 havent done mine yet. I would just make sure u check bearings on the tensioner & idler pulleys. Im pretty sure Gates has timing belt kits that comes with everything u need. Is it a regular car? (no serious mods or high hp/trq) go with a regular belt. if it is modded i would upgrade. where in ohio <------- close to me? I would be more then happy to help Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mccorry Posted January 16, 2006 Share Posted January 16, 2006 Or close to me? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mwiener2 Posted January 16, 2006 Share Posted January 16, 2006 moved to older leggy My Mods List (Updated 8/22/17) 2005 Outback FMT Running on Electrons Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
createdtodestry Posted January 18, 2006 Author Share Posted January 18, 2006 its actually my step sisters car, and it is completely stock as far as i know, so i will go with the stock belt. i live in defiance which is about an hour sw of toledo. its about 3 hours from cleveland and i dont know about grove city. i think i can do it but i just wanted to know if i need to know anything first. does anyone know if there is and special tool needed to lock the cams in place, or can i just use zip ties? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
9625gt Posted January 18, 2006 Share Posted January 18, 2006 just set the cams and crankshaft pulley at tdc when you're ready to attach the new belt. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GTsleeper Posted January 18, 2006 Share Posted January 18, 2006 if the belt didnt break-- then take-off-- put on, ur done. dont move them if it did break-- then yes set cams &crank Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hyte Posted January 19, 2006 Share Posted January 19, 2006 make sure you go ahead and change the tesioner. some poeple will tell you to check it but the best thing to do is just change it. if you dont and you find the tensioner is weak later it may lead to the belt jumping a tooth ad then you gotta go through the entire head ache of doin al the work again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GTsleeper Posted January 20, 2006 Share Posted January 20, 2006 +1 should of said that before Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
melayout Posted January 20, 2006 Share Posted January 20, 2006 The "vacation pix" should give you a general idea. I keed I keeed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
createdtodestry Posted January 20, 2006 Author Share Posted January 20, 2006 ok thanks guys. is there any chance of the cams moving and the valves hitting the pistons? ive heard of this happening in other cars and breaking valves. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mccorry Posted January 20, 2006 Share Posted January 20, 2006 I believe our engines are the non-interferance style. The valves and pistons never occupy the same volume.... so even if the timing belt broke while running, the piston's wouldn't hit the open valves. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
9625gt Posted January 20, 2006 Share Posted January 20, 2006 sweet good info guys. i bought my crx with a broken belt and had to swap out the head. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
createdtodestry Posted January 20, 2006 Author Share Posted January 20, 2006 I believe our engines are the non-interferance style. The valves and pistons never occupy the same volume.... so even if the timing belt broke while running, the piston's wouldn't hit the open valves. i've been told that about my engine in my leg(2.2) but i thought that the 2.5 can hit because of the longer stroke. if im right they both use the same block just different bores, so i would guess the pistons would come closer to the valves. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest *Jedimaster* Posted January 20, 2006 Share Posted January 20, 2006 Is that confirmation that we have a non interference engine? I'm kind of annoyed that the car came with a belt instead of a chain- chains might stretch but rarely break. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mccorry Posted January 20, 2006 Share Posted January 20, 2006 i've been told that about my engine in my leg(2.2) but i thought that the 2.5 can hit because of the longer stroke. if im right they both use the same block just different bores, so i would guess the pistons would come closer to the valves. If the bore is increased... then that is probably where you get the extra .3 L. I don't think the stroke is any different. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
createdtodestry Posted January 21, 2006 Author Share Posted January 21, 2006 yes the stroke is different because if you put the crank and connecting rods in the 2.2 block the stroke is longer, you have higher compression, and the displacement would the be like 2.35liters. i know the stroke is longer, but im not sure if its long enough to come in contact with the valves. btw, as far as i know the reason they use belts instead is because they are considerably lighter than chains, and are strong enough for 4 cyclinders that dont put out crazy amounts of torque. if there replaced when they are supposed to be and your car doesn't have like 350hp they shouldnt slip or break. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
createdtodestry Posted January 30, 2006 Author Share Posted January 30, 2006 well my brother, me and a couple guys got it done last saturday. it was quite easy, just time consuming. it takes atleast 1 other guy to hold the driverside cam pulley, and it was nice to have another to hold the belt on the other pulleys(me mostly). also it takes either one burly impact or a long pipe and wrench along with a specially fabricated tool to hold the crank pulley in place. im considering making some more of the tools to sell on ebay, as far as i know there is currently not anyone who makes one. with a stick shift it wouldn't be a problem, but since the car was an automatic there is no other way to get the crank bolt out. if anyone else is planning on replaceing the timing belt and waterpump i know how to do it now and can guide you through it if you cant figure it out, but its not that hard with the right tools. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SLegacy99 Posted January 31, 2006 Share Posted January 31, 2006 I got 79000 miles on my original timing belt. When ya think it will require replacing? And good move with replacing the water pump. Even if it were to stop leaking, they can stop when least expected. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
createdtodestry Posted January 31, 2006 Author Share Posted January 31, 2006 it should tell in your owners manual when it should be changed. i guess it was leaking fairly bad(got cracked or something), but yea its a good idea to change along with the timing belt since the belt was already off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GTsleeper Posted February 3, 2006 Share Posted February 3, 2006 I got 79000 miles on my original timing belt. When ya think it will require replacing? And good move with replacing the water pump. Even if it were to stop leaking, they can stop when least expected. better safe then sorry, especailly if u beat the car Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jedi Pimp Posted February 5, 2006 Share Posted February 5, 2006 The 2.5L SOHC n/a engine is non-interference, the Turbo 2.5 DOHC is interference however Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mccorry Posted February 5, 2006 Share Posted February 5, 2006 The 2.5L SOHC n/a engine is non-interference, the Turbo 2.5 DOHC is interference however Ewww.... not what I wanted to hear..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
createdtodestry Posted February 6, 2006 Author Share Posted February 6, 2006 hmm thats weird, makes sence though. valves open further for the turbo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
streetlethal1000 Posted November 20, 2009 Share Posted November 20, 2009 is it necessary to replace the timing belt pulleys as well? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Archived
This topic is now archived and is closed to further replies.