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well today me and my dad decided to fix an oil leak on my car, we get everything off timing belt etc and find the area where the oil was leaking get everything back on and the damn timing is off, i have school in the morning and he has work and that took wayyyyyyyyy to long to do all over again tonight so basically im stuck driving my car tomorrw with the timing off...... is this gona mess ne thing up ? we are goin to take it all apart again tomorrow when he gets outta work but until then im stuck drivin to school and back, but that is it
ya i really dont want to and i know i shouldnt but i really dont have another way to school ,i dont have class until 12:30 so everyone else is already at school or just getting out ,if it comes down to it i will probably just skip a day because I know i could make it there and back but i also know im taking a big chance in f****n somethin up (excuse me lol im just very frusterated)
at least we fixed the leak...!!!
It doesn't take very long to re-time it, just need to take the top timing cover off. The rest of the engine can stay together, even the drive belts. Four or Six?
four, i know it wont take too long to do this afternoon but we are workin with some limited supplies lol which jus makes the job 10 times harder plus we were laying out in a gravel drive way and theres ants everywhere , but just to let everyone know that left a reply i def. am not drivin today im using my sisters car till this after noon, and how do you suggest retiming it? maybe i can show my dad this later and he will know exactly what you are saying and u may just save us both some time lol
Take the dog bone mount and support off the engine; next comes off the timing cover. Check the cam gear to locate the little alignment hole, as long as it is point up, you are fine. Line-up the crank pulley to 0 degree, loosen up the tensioner bearing bolt, pull it back and snuck the tensioner back down. Align the cam gear with the cam cap slot, than make sure all the slack of the t/belt is on the tensioner side. Give the tensioner an additional tuck, tighten it down. Roatate the engine over a couple of turns and recheck the timing and t/belt tension. With practice, you should be able to have that done in 20 minutes with proper hand tools. Of course, you still have to put everything back on.
Oh, and you don't even have to lay down on the ground or jack the car up.
N.E.O.
Last edited by new echo owner; 09-22-2008 at 10:29 AM.
alright well we did that and it seems to be workin fine, but we found out theres still some oil leaking and have decided to go ahead and replace the oil pump , has anyone done this and what was the price to manually do it?
alright i just went up to autozone to get a price for the oil pump and there were two one for 131 and another for 161 the more expensive one did not have a sensor and the cheaper one did..... however the ppl up there had no idea what exactly that meant and couldnt tell me which one i needed, what great help lol but ya any idea on this?
im sorry it was advanced auto parts
Last edited by 2000camryle; 09-22-2008 at 06:46 PM.
If it's leaking at the oil pump why do you assume you need a new pump? There is an o-ring on the pump cover and a shaft seal on the pump drive shaft. Unless you have measured the gear wear you don't need a new pump to repair a leak. Be sure to smear assembly grease on the pump gears on re-assembly as they will be dry on start up.
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1995 Camry Wagon LE. 2.2 4cyl, 5S-FE, Auto, 187K
What exactly have you done to fix the oil leak? The oil pump have a shaft seal and an o-ring type gasket that can be replace without replacing the pump; probably about $30-35 in parts. However, you do need to have the timing belt off to do that.
Well, I guess I was a little too late in posting this, someone had already beat me to it.
What sensor are they talking about?
N.E.O.
Last edited by new echo owner; 09-22-2008 at 07:21 PM.
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