Thursday, May 27, 2004 at 21:50
Peter,
Firstly, I might clear something up for other readers.
The 3.2L petrol Jackaroo engine has a timing belt for the camshafts and three seperate belts for the alternator, air con and power steering.
The timing belt is scheduled to be changed every 100,000Km.
The 3.5L engine uses a chain for the cams and an external serpentine belt for the others.
The belt in our car needed changing last year.
I rang a few Holden Dealers here in
Adelaide and was quoted $1,100 - $1,400 for the job. They had varying ideas on what was done for the money.
Basically it was change the belt, change the idler pulley and fit a new water pump.
A local mechanic told me that he normally changed the belt and nothing else.
At 200,000Km the belt would again be changed along with the water pump and the camshaft front end seals. A kit is available for this job.
Anyway, he changed our belt and installed a new set of spark plugs.
Cost was $261.
12 months and 22,000km later, the tensioner on the Aircon belt developed a noise.
The same mechanic changed its bearing. Cost was $30.
In answer to your question, you could do the work yourself if you have enough time, use quality
tools and are handy with them.
Jackaroo workshop manuals are a bit pricey. Perhaps if you joined the Jackaroo Club in your state you could borrow one from their library.
I do my own servicing and small jobs, but I'm happy to let somebody more skilled than me do the major work provided the cost is reasonable.
Cheers,
Trev
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