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mpberti - 19 Mar 2007 23:26 GMT

hey man its me your faithful student

I am getting the timing belt for my 98 montero sport 4g63 changed. Its
got 81,000 on it never had a problem. I've all ways keep clean oil in it
and changed the coolant every three years. My shop says i need to change
the water pump too,because its driven by the timing belt. Are they being
honest or trying to stick it to me?

what would you do?

Thanks man

Miles P Berti

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Stewart DIBBS - 20 Mar 2007 12:06 GMT

> I am getting the timing belt for my 98 montero sport 4g63 changed. Its got
> 81,000 on it never had a problem. I've all ways keep clean oil in it and
> changed the coolant every three years. My shop says i need to change the
> water pump too,because its driven by the timing belt. Are they being
> honest or trying to stick it to me?

Water pumps have bearings inside, and these do wear out. Since a waterpump
here is about $35, its worth doing when the belt is changed, since the
labour to get at the pump again later is the same as changing the belts.

Check a pump by rotating the shaft. If you can feel ANY roughness in the
rotation, change it.

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