Getting a bunch of work done. What else should I do?

twofish · Post by **twofish** » Mon May 09, 2011 12:16 pm

So my 04 SXT is getting a bunch of work done this week that I just don't have the know-how/confidence/time/ability to do. I've always tried to do X when doing Y, since it's mainly parts at that point. Here's the list of what's being done. What else should I do?

Clutch (TEB is a given)
Timing Belt (Water Pump too)
Brakes F&R (new Rotors & Drums)
Lower Control Arm Bushings (may do myself)

She's 126K old, daily commuter. Had since 56K. New plugs, new coilpacks, new ECU, new tires in the past year.

Post by **racer12306** » Mon May 09, 2011 12:33 pm

While I'm changing my timing belt I'm also doing the front crank and cam seal and the timing belt tensioner.

cgneon · Post by **cgneon** » Mon May 09, 2011 2:38 pm

do the front rotors and pads yourself, takes 10 minutes each side, including taking off the tire..

its only 2 bolts to undo the caliper to replace the pads and rotors.., that'll save you 100$ in labor.

JeffM · Post by **JeffM** » Tue May 10, 2011 12:40 pm

cgneon wrote:do the front rotors and pads yourself, takes 10 minutes each side, including taking off the tire..

its only 2 bolts to undo the caliper to replace the pads and rotors.., that'll save you 100$ in labor.

The fronts are easy as hell to do. The rear drums however take a little more time.

Paul56 · Post by **Paul56** » Tue May 10, 2011 5:48 pm

How proactive with parts replacing do you want to be?

-both front axles
-radiator
-upper/lower rad hoses
-cooler lines from rad to transmission
-t-stat housing
-t-stat
-all coolant hoses
-coolant pipes under the intake
-new battery
-headlight housings fogged? ...replace with Depos

Plan on keeping it a while if you get all this work done... the labor
will be expensive.