Timing belt jobs run $200 from a shop and considerably less from friends who have done it. I really think you would be able to do it yourself as many times as you have seen it done. It isn't that difficult and is one of those things that you really should learn if you stay into these cars. Pay Ryan to teach you instead of doing it for you, it would be money well spent. Just a thought. At any rate, good luck with it.

Everytime I have it done I'm like I'll pay you to teach me. but in the end Ryan or John just end up doing it. (cause I'm blonde and don't catch on to quickly) :stick:


But you're right I do need to learn - as many times as I'm in there fixing things.

I'm just a fraid of getting it wrong and messing up my head. it's just one of those things where it isn't a bolt on. And there's actually something at stake if you mess up.

And don't get me wrong I can tear that side of the motor apart pretty easily now.

It's putting it back together that I'm worried about.

i did it myself on my car.... now true it did squeal like a $5 hooker.. but it worked for the 15K miles and we almost couldn't get off some of the tensioners since they were soo tight..

keyword is good torq wrechs and light hand..

-E

We'll see what kind of mood I get into.

If we take the pan off and nothing is out of place. then I'll see if I can find someone to tow it home, and then I'll tear it apart at the house.

Chris, (dsmpartsguru)

How much is a new oil pump/water pump for my car?

1995 GSX

If I'm going in anyways I might as well replace both. Just looking to see what all I need to come up with if it turns out to be the pump.

Brian - why dont you just give him a call? It would be much faster and he wouldnt have to look it up come on here and type it down and all..

isn't oil pump part of the front case? because if it is oil pump it probably took the front case with it.. so i'd say somewhere around 160 for that and another 50 or so for the water pump..

-E

Thanks E for at least a general idea.

Brian, I have all of the timing belt tools at the house. We can do it there. I was going to get an oil pump/case and it was $256 with the 2 gaskets. Lets pull it apart and see what it looks like before you order anything.

6bolt swap, I have a block, crank, oil pump, head, etc. jk you should get it figured out.

~John

As long as we are on that subject, built 2.4 6bolt :bounce: You could join the club. There are a bunch of em out there now.

Brian, I can teach you how to do the timing belt any weekend if you want.

Craig

I'll just keep this motor till it blows. Then I'll build the 2.4.

But until then I'm going to stick with the problem at hand.

Well found out a few things.

1)1996 GS-T and 1995 GSX Oil pans are a little bit Differenct in Sum Respects but in general can be considered the same

2) Oil pick ups between the 1996 and 1995 are different. the 1996 GS-T pick up is about 1.5 inch's longer then the 1995 GSX

3)The Oil Pick up wasn't the problem. We're moving on to the Oil pump. I have my Oil pump from my 1995 GSX hopefully they are the same, john checked it out and said it's fine.
If we find that the oil pump failed and the metal that was in my oil pan is from the pump that it went through the motor and that could be why I have a vibration in my pedals now at idle which I didn't have before which could mean my motor is trashed, If that's the case then I'm done for probably the next 2 years.

Good luck, i hope thats not the case..

but if it is, guess what that means ??

that means you get to take your car apart ;) .. put it up on the stands.. sand all the rust off it and remove all dents.. primer it and get it all nice and painted!!! lots of details can be done over time and missded when you are in a hurry.. Just think how clean that car will be in two years ;)
And that won't cost you much, maybe max few hundred for the supplies..

-E

I doubt you'll be able to last 2 years without your car Brian, unless you're in South Carolina.

If I'm in South Carolina I'd want it up ASAP. - above 50degree's year round.

road Coarse larger then BIR, and a 1/4 Track less then 10 minutes from where we're trying to move to.

Hopefully today I'll get things figured out.

What road course is bigger than BIR down there?

Hopefully it is just the oil pump Brian. That isn't too terrible to change out.

Well I'm hoping it's just the oil pump. However I have a vibration in my pedals now. I don't know if it's from no oil in the head.

Or if something happened when the oil pump went. - the metal shavings, etc in the oil pump have me scared, I'm starting to think they might have gone through the motor.

In which case who knows what else is in the motor. I'll probably have to tear it apart just to make sure.

-brian

Replace the oil pump and run her 'til she dies! It's a 7 bolt for gods sake!