I know it's not really necessary maintenance until 60k but I always do my 60k services at 50k, so it's time to change my timing belt. Since I'm gonna have this apart, are there any mods that I can do?
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Might as well, you have everything off and its a pain in the ass to do all that removing twice. Unless, you're a masochist.Kspec01 said:whoa, the water pump is a part that has to be changed at 60K ?
Elantra2.001 said:....Modern synthetic oil lasts 12000 miles easy, but you change it even if there are "some miles" left in it.
The belt is cheap...paying the dealer or any other mechanic to put it in isn't. I would do it myself, but that's one CF of a mess I don't even want to deal with. And now that I am looking directly at my manual and the vehicle maintenance requirements chart, it says replace the timing belt at 60k but then is marked with an asterisk with a footnote saying, "For California, this maintenance is recommended, but not required". That tells me that as long as I've inspected it, it's all good till I hit 90k.Elantra2.001 said:The timing belt is so cheap that its rediculous not to change it at the recomended interval. Modern synthetic oil lasts 12000 miles easy, but you change it even if there are "some miles" left in it.
With that said maybe I will try and save myself a few pennies and do the timing belt and water pump myself. I do have a connection to get a 20% discount on Hyundai parts so really I could purchase all the belts and pump, and just do it myself if it is not as complicated as you say. TDC is easy to read, just tearing all the crap off to get to everything is the part that scares me. Maybe I will be asking questions when I get to that point.sed said:auto tranny service is simple,
drop the tranny pan, drain the fluid, change the filter, clean the pan of all gasket material, reinstall the pan and add tranny fluid. Check while car is idling in park..
And timing belt isn't as hard as a lot of people think it is....
it is really actually as simple as a valve cover gasket, you just have to make sure you note where TDC (Top dead center) is....
any other questions on a timing belt job, pm me and I'll help as much as possible
shawn
Ah, that makes sense!sed said:I changed everything at 60k because I got the car used, and it was beat on and had the ORIGINAL pads on it, well what was left of them. The rotors were warped as hell, the calipers siezed and I just felt it would be a better idea to start fresh than try to fix