Timming belt?

Question

I need to change the water pump on a 1994 kia sepiaha the water pump runs off the timming belt i changed the w/p on the same kind of car before do you have to have it top dead center the one i changed before some one had messed with it and the belt had a lot of play and it ran for 50000 more miles

it dose run off of the timming belt if you look the w/p up on autozone.com it will say it.

Answer 1

mumble mumble what? i think you are asking if you can get away without replacing the t-belt at the same time, and do you have to remove the t belt at tdc. if the belt has alot of miles on it, or close to the suggested service intereval, change it. and always do this at tdc. dont leave it on there cuz u think it might go another 50k, thats a risky gamble

Answer 2

a timing belt could get replaced each and every 40 5-60 thousand miles. you should envision interior the proprietors handbook for the provider era that the manufacture stated. yet nonetheless use the 40 5-60 variety as your gauge. do no longer push it, a broken timing belt might reason important injury and value vast funds to repair. additionally do no longer replace merely the belt if the water pump runs off this belt replace it and the belt tensioners as nicely. the clarification for changing the water pump is that the belt brought about a particular style of placed on and tear on the pump bearing and whilst rigidity is released and utilized back it is going to placed on distinctive and can start up leaking. you would be in there whilst changing the timing belt. it's going to be a rapid upload on in the present day of in line with possibility one million/2 hr plus the cost of the pump.

Answer 3

Brother, you don't want to mess with no timing belt, thou I've never heard of a water pump running off of this, are you sure you're not referring to the serpentine belt?

Because if you're even asking about tdc and you say you've done this job before when a timing belt is at least an 8 hour job in itself, why they'd hook a water pump to it when the timing belt is completely responsible for cam and crank shaft timing, two absolutely essential pieces of engine operation, the water pump is a mere accessory here and it just doesn't make sense to run a semi-vital accessory off the same belt that runs super vital parts.

More likely than not it's the serpentine belt, and there's no timing connected to that. If you can see the entire belt that runs your H20 pump, that's the serpentine belt, because you normally can not even see the timing belt.

I'd check your manual to be sure, I suppose in this day and age anything is possible, but if it really is the timing belt then I'd highly recommend you take it to a qualified mechanic, and plan on spending around $600 - $800 or so.

Answer 4

im not sure what your asking here, but..
yes, if your taking off the timing belt, you should definitely put a new one on while your at it.... and
yes, it needs to be on tdc.....
and...
yes the water pump definitely DOES run off the timing belt on many cars.

Answer 5

timing belts are supposed to be changed every 70,000 miles. if your car has more than 50 ,000 and you dont know if it has been changed, change it. top dead? some cars yes, some no. check with auto zone.

Answer 6

stop wasting your time on that jap disposable car and just buy American