ever replace timing belt in a pt cruiser

[philtua]

If you guys decide not to attempt yourself, feel free to contact me. I have a small shop in land o lakes and will give you a great deal on doing the job right. thanks

I have a 2005 PT cruiser in need of a timing belt change.
How much do you charge for changeing it, and where is your shop located.
I am in the Orlando area.

Thanks
Phil Tua
407-493-7310

[scsever]

Quick question for those of you that have replaced the timing belts. Do you replace the tensioner too? I nearly had my wife's PT put back together when I was told that I should have replaced the tensioner at the same time due to the failure rate of the type 1 tensioner that was originally put on. Apparently I should have replaced that with the new type. Does the old type have a high failure rate? So I've stopped at about 90% put back together and wondering if I need to tear it apart again.

Thanks,

[DemonCivic]

I replace everyone I do, no matter the car, just good insurance

[scsever]

Thanks for the reply. I'm going to go ahead and replace the tensioner and have some peace of mind. At least I wasn't completely done with the job, next time I'll know...

Thanks again,

[tricialee]

Hi, my 2003 PT Cruiser just stopped in the middle of the street last week and was towed to a local mechanic. The problem was the timing belt which they replaced, along with my powering steering and alternator belts while the engine was apart. Now I have no A/C. I have 143,000+ miles on the car and the A/C was replaced approximately 50,000 miles ago and has been cranking wonderful cold air. Now the mechanic is not accepting blame for the broken A/C and even charged me for freon because they had to drain it when they moved parts of the A/C to replace my belts. They insist that it was low on freon to begin with so they had to top it off.

I brought the car back this morning to complain about the lack of A/C. They are now claiming that I have a leak and want to charge me to fix it. They claim they had nothing to do with my current problem and that they can tell by a colorful fluid that they put in the system to show possible leaks. All I know is that I had great A/C when the timing belt died and now have none. I am at a loss as to what to do at this point.

Thank you, in advance, for any help or suggestions you can give me.

[blaze407]

...just finished the project. A little rough for an old geezer, but "it's alive" again. The forum was very helpful. The dealer wanted $1500 including the tensioner mod and the water pump and the other parts.
...but I have a problem: the car runs good, but it idles rough and will stall. I'm sure I have the timing correct. I'm getting an 1193 code (Inlet Air Temp Sensor). I see no breaks in the wires, but I have a tough time believing that the IAT would simply quit at the exact time I replaced the timing belt. I have a standard AMP/OLM meter. I tried this experiment: Started the car, disconnected the IAT, and reconnected it. There was no difference in how the car ran during this experiment--it still idled rough. I pulled the IAT and checked for continuity. The circuit is not complete, but I don't know how the darn thing is supposed to work. Any thoughts out there in Forum Land?

I'm having the same problem on my Cruiser and was wondering it you ever figured out what was the problem. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance.

[Slick_Dick]

I can't get the main pulley off the engine.
I removed all the bolts from the power steering pump bracket that are on the timing belt side of the engine and it still won't come off. Did I miss a bolt somehwere else?? I took off the ones I could fine, yes the ones in the holes to and the one on the bottom of the bracket from underneath.

What the hell. I need to get to work and the repair manuals are vague and crappy.

Anyone have some tips or pictures??
Thanks a bunch for any help.

[Mars_302]

yout trying to get the crank pulley off? you need a balancer puller. it takes a special one not a normal one

[PPcruiser]

The instructions don't say anything about disconnecting the transaxle from the left mount so you can move the engine away from the right mount. This is the only way I could get the right mounting plate away far enough to get to the timing belt/water pump, ect...

[tom_tagliente19]

DEMON CIVIC: I would like to discuss your offer of fixing the water pump/timing belt on my PT Cruiser (2002) Please email me with phone number and business name so I can call you. Thank you.

tom_tagliente19@yahoo.com

Tom