280zwitha383 Posted November 24, 2006 Share Posted November 24, 2006 So tomorrow after I hit the sells I told a lady I work with I would change here timing belt on her 2002(?) Protege. Anyone done one of these and if so do you have any tips to doing it? I don't know which 4 cly it is. Thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikeatrpi Posted November 24, 2006 Share Posted November 24, 2006 I did the belt on my 95 626, 2.0L. It wasn't too bad. Let's see... Got to remove some accessory belts- alt and a/c + p/s. Valve cover. Jack the engine and take off the side motor mount which was in the way. Timing cover was two pieces. I zip-tied the two cam gears together so I wouldn't screw anything up. "reassembly is the reverse of removal" While I was in there, I changed the water pump and tensioner pulleys. I guess I didn't need to do the pulleys themselves but rather the $5 spring that keeps everything together. Mine had come unclipped and caused a rather unsatisfying noise as the timing belt flapped without much tension. I ordered the parts unnecessarily I suppose. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slownrusty Posted November 24, 2006 Share Posted November 24, 2006 I did the belt on my 95 626, 2.0L. It wasn't too bad. Let's see... Got to remove some accessory belts- alt and a/c + p/s. Valve cover. Jack the engine and take off the side motor mount which was in the way. Timing cover was two pieces. I zip-tied the two cam gears together so I wouldn't screw anything up. "reassembly is the reverse of removal" While I was in there, I changed the water pump and tensioner pulleys. I guess I didn't need to do the pulleys themselves but rather the $5 spring that keeps everything together. Mine had come unclipped and caused a rather unsatisfying noise as the timing belt flapped without much tension. I ordered the parts unnecessarily I suppose. Thats right! I have done several Mazda twin cam engines. The Mazda engineers really help you line everything at TDC, from the markings on the cam sprockets to the line marking for the oil pump. Pretty hard to screw up, but the working space is pretty tight. Good luck. Yasin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
280zwitha383 Posted November 24, 2006 Author Share Posted November 24, 2006 That's good to know. Now if the lady will just call me.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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