Timing Belt Service.

[Ehgriez]

Hey guys,

Servicing my car soonish, i need to replace the timing belt mainly because i dont know when it was last done and better to be safe than sorry really.

Is there anything thats important to do on a 32 GTS-4 w/ RB20det while im changing the timing belt? I just remember something about changing the water pumps on the 34's at the same time due to the accessability of it or something.

Anything similar?

Obviously ill be doing plugs and such at the same time as the basic stuff just wondering if there was something else i should be aware of. Any input helpful guys.

Cheers,

Greg.

[bubba]

Yes do the water pump. Timing belt has to come off to change the water pump so better to be safe than sorry OEM RB20 pump was not much over $100 IIRC

[Ehgriez]

sweet as, yeah i get parts at trade price anyway its not so much the money situation as making sure i do everything.

Any other considerations to be done other than the water pump?

[WA_R32]

you could also change your o2 sensor as well, they are pretty cheap

[Ehgriez]

dont do much highway/freeway driving which i believe is what they mainly effect but thanks for the input.

[Haunter]

could do mine at the same time:P Don't know when mine was last changed either.

[Ehgriez]

should say on your engine cover. Mine says 75000, and seeing as the previous owner didnt know if it was done by the owner before him im assuming that was the last time it was done.

because mines on 165000 now i figured i might as well just change it, better safe than sorry.

[Stage2]

When its off just check all your cam and crank seals, and all the pulleys

[gazza750]

and use a Gates racing belt heaps better than standard Mitsubishi one that Nissan use

[RRob]

Timing belt tensioner and idler....

Prob got dead noisy bearings

[fishyy]

and use a Gates racing belt heaps better than standard Mitsubishi one that Nissan use

yeah use a Gates Racing belt. good belts!! i got mine for close to 100$. the belts blue too

[Ehgriez]

ive had mixed opinions about using a different timing belt. The fact is how different can it really be? Is my car reallllly operatin at over 5k rpm at all times that it needs one?

I just really think theres no point.

On a side note i was gonna do all the seals in the first place, comes in the timing belt kit. I dont really know why anyone buys a belt on its own.

[BOOOSTN]

your going to have fun :S lol i have to do another head gasket on the vl so now im going cosmetic iv done one before an farkkk did i hate taking it all apart

bloody jap motorsssss

[Davyboy]

Gday

just changed the timing belt myself on my R33 (Rb25DET)

Its not as complecated as you think

the RB25 and RB20 front ends are pretty similar so u shouldnt have a problem

the only problem ou might have is removing the harmonic balancer, which u need a puller for, but is fairly straightforward

make sure when the cover is off that you replace the TENSIONER and IDLER. Theres no point changing your belt just to have a bearing seize 2000 km later

The idler can be a little expensive (around 200 mark), with the tensioner around 120. no idea why its like that but hey it is lol

[autoworx]

your rb20s worth about 500$ so dont spend TOO much money.........

comp test it before you do it , you might find its half dead

[Ehgriez]

Good point.

[BANGN]

yeh and when you go to take a plug off you will probably damage a coil.. peice of shit things haha

but yeh as others of mentioned.. 100K the belt should be done by, do tensioner bearing and cam crank seals otherwise it makes it alot harder to do it twice, waterpumps shit themselves on 20s about 130 thousand kms and if your puln plugs out unless they are irridiums I would be replacing them and set ur plug gap at .8 but its one of those things.. where do you draw the line how far you go through? Coolant should be done every 30 thousand so its probably in need of that as well and all those heater hoses under the intake manifold will need attention especially seeing January/Feburary is comn up as thats usually when it starts getn hot

$500 bucks for a 20? i sold my last one for 200 with a good turbo and seen many others but they are pretty much needing the same attention anyway