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Timing Belt - Replacement Time

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#1 ·
I've just bought a complete timing belt kit (belt, crank/cam seals, tensioner, water pump, gasket) which I plan to install myself. I've seen a youtube video showing the job, and it doesn't look too hard if you've got all the tools. Can anyone here who's done the work give me an idea of how long it took to do, in real world hours?
 
#6 ·
I decided not to bother with the crank/cam seals, as I had no signs of leakage whatsoever, and figured that in fitting the new seals (as an amateur) I stood more chance of botching the job, and actually creating a problem.

So to replace the timing belt, idlers, water pump, hydraulic tensioner and thermostat (unrelated, but I needed to do it so I took advantage of the fact I was dropping all my coolant anyway) took 3 hours from tools up, to tools-down. If I had to do it all again (and had all the right tools ready, etc.) I reckon I could do it in 1.5 - 2 hours, tops.

For those wanting to do it themselves, it's not hard (especially if you have access to air tools).

The video I used as a reference is below;

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lyt6VagThNg&index=2&list=WL
 
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