I have a '92 loyale (manual) 120,000 miles on her. Broke a timing belt. Do I need to replace the water pump while in there? Anything else? What suggestions do you have?

 

Thanks

 

Dianalee

Its a good idea to do the water pump, timing belts(both) and tensioners at the same time..

 

Also, its a good time to take care of any oil leakes you might have.. came seals, oil pump, crank seal.

don't forget to replace the camshaft and front crank seals also.

do you plan to do the work your self, or have it serviced by a professional?

I was planning to do it myself

 

do you plan to do the work your self, or have it serviced by a professional?

The water pump has a weep hole( top right ) if you see coolent in this hole you need another H2O pump. Since you got a 92 loyale you got A/C and the pumps weep hole is hard to see.I redid my head gasket replace timing belt but, used old H2O pump and it's been fine( No leek in weep hole). I would replace old pump gasket ( mickey mouse gasket) while your in there.

here is some material to refer to if you run into problems

http://www.warpthree.com/milesfox/subaru/service/service.htm

Thank you very much for sending me the link to help with replacing the timing belt

 

I am having trouble in that I can't get the crank pulley bolt loose. I tried putting the car in gear and putting a very large screw driver in the timing window, but the crank still turns.

 

Do you have any ideas?

 

Thanks

 

 

Dianalee

 

here is some material to refer to if you run into problems

http://www.warpthree.com/milesfox/subaru/service/service.htm

Get a strap wrench (not a chain wrench). Wrap the strap around the crankshaft pulley so that the strap tightens when the wrench is pulled in a clockwise direction. Put a length of pipe over the strap wrench handle (3 feet is long enough) to give more leverage. Do the same for the breaker bar attached to your 22 mm socket over the crankshaft bolt.

 

Have a friend hold the strap wrench steady while you use the extended breaker bar to turn the crankshaft bolt counter-clockwise. If the strap wrench handle extension is long enough, you can rest it on the right fender (left as you're standing in front of the car) instead of inconveniencing a friend.

 

There's no need to spend buckets of money on a strap wrench. A plastic one will do just fine. They cost around $ 10 in Canada. Make sure you get the right size.

 

You don't want a chain wrench because the chain can damage the pulley. If you nick the pulley grooves with the chain, your accessory belts might wear out prematurely.

 

You'll find the strap wrench useful in other situations too, including when you're reinstalling the crankshaft pulley bolt.

If the car is an auto, the old screwdriver in the timing window trick should work.

If its a manual, check the USRM for moosens trick on the hole in the flywheel/bellhousing thing... worked for me

A safe way to do this would be the strap wrench way stated earlier...I did mine the easy, yet potentially dangerous way: pull the coil wire, then put the appropriate socket on a long breaker bar and place the breaker bar on the ground if it reaches or something VERY solid in the engine bay. Crank the engine like to start it, it will turn the pulley clockwise while the breaker bar holds the bolt in place. Takes no time at all, but like I said, its potentially dangerous!