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- Wed Jun 17, 2009 3:47 am
- Forum: Engine/Intake/Exhaust
- Topic: 2000 nubira water pump orientation
- Replies: 7
- Views: 452
Re: 2000 nubira water pump orientation
thanks for the pix and pdf address. the engine is of course a dohc. got the belt back on but turning the water pump didn't give me much in the way of adjustment room. here's my new question: my tensioner has a cam so it actually acts as a tensioner without diddling with the water pump. it has a lobe...
- Wed Jun 10, 2009 12:15 am
- Forum: Engine/Intake/Exhaust
- Topic: Anyone know where to buy a gates timing belt?
- Replies: 3
- Views: 442
Re: Anyone know where to buy a gates timing belt?
i'm sure you have one by now but fyi my local napa is the dealer for gates brand belts and hoses, don't know if that's true all over the country.
- Wed Jun 10, 2009 12:11 am
- Forum: Engine/Intake/Exhaust
- Topic: switching from regular to synthetic oil
- Replies: 16
- Views: 1460
Re: switching from regular to synthetic oil
what i've read over the years about syn to regular oil switching is just that the synthetics don't have the same chemistry that keeps the seals swelled, so switching to a synthetic can worsen leakage past a worn seal as another post warned. that said, the guys who make the synthetics have probably b...
- Tue Jun 09, 2009 8:50 pm
- Forum: Engine/Intake/Exhaust
- Topic: 2000 nubira water pump orientation
- Replies: 7
- Views: 452
2000 nubira water pump orientation
had my water pump bearings fail, loosening the belt up enough to possibly do the nasty thing with the valves, but to find out it seems i have to put in a new pump just to run the engine for a minute. anyway, this is how i am approaching it. didn't look too carefully at the old one's orientation and ...