3.4L timing belt

Maybe if you pull the radiator. There isn't much room in there. You can either use a really long breaker bar and bump the starter with the bar jammed into something, or make the tool which took me about 30 minutes.

 

Good link! I need to do mine soon! Going out today to get the parts!

 

I finally changed mine at 175,000 miles. Looked like new! Compressed the tensioner with a large "C" clamp. Just be carefull....

 

if the water pump leaks, where would the coolant leak most likely accumulate?

 

someone indicated to me that there is a bolt/nut that is torqued down extremely tight.. that in order for him to break it loose, it had to crank the engine with a breaker bar attached to it to knock it loose when the bar hit the frame..

forgot what part this was for.. does it ring a bell?

 

Crank pulley bolt is set at a massive torque spec.
There is a sticky for making the tool.

 

i changed mine at 175k and the water pump was leaking like crazy the dryed antifreeze clumps fell off and landed on my belt making it jump two teeth! luckly nothing got dammadged