Buying a timing belt kit off of blauparts.com and so ill be doing that, replacing water pump and thermostat, Also going to be buying a snub mount. What else should I be looking at replacing engine wise? im gonna have everything torn apart might as well get as much done as i can. The car is a 2.8 with 140k miles

 

Idler rollers and serpentine belt for sure (get one of the comprehensive t-belt kits with all those parts but do NOT waste your money on the cam lock tool - if you set cylinder 3 to TDC on the compression stroke, you'd have to hit the cams with a hammer to move them). There's not a whole lot else in there that can only be accessed with the car in service position though. Maybe valve cover gaskets just because you're already working on the car (although they can be done at any time). If you don't have them, it'd be a good time to get HIDs (and Depo lights as well), since the headlights come out to do the job, and you can use the time with the front of the car opened up to mount the ballasts on the crossmember under the headlights (it's a serious pain with the car assembled, but with it opened up it's much easier.

 

The kit im buying from this website doesn't come with a timing belt tensioner..?

http://www.blauparts.com/proddetail....od=GH21111%2DB

Im assuming the tensioner is important or am i wrong?

 

Wow never mind what I said about the tensioner. Its definitely a must. Do the kits just not include them or what?

 

Also the rentable tools are they a must? I know the camlock isn't but the puller i can find anywhere correct?

 

Don't forget to order a serpentine belt tensioner while you're at it. Link: http://www.blauparts.com/proddetail....od=GJ12603%2DB You don't really need the gear puller - i did mine without it.

Might as well grab some new plugs, and if you're going to have your car ripped apart, might as well change the v/c gaskets (as mentioned) and the cam tensioner seals

p.s. - don't forget to replace your vacuum hoses

 

Alright so I am gonna have to order the timing tensioner seperatley? theres no kit with it?

 

I got it nvm thanks for the advice

 

Check your valve cover gaskets for leakage. Should be alittle easier to get em done with the front end off. Yours have either already been replaced or are in dire need of it at 140k.

 

What size of vaccum hoses do I need and how much of it?