[Shotimes] Front Seal

[Steve Weinrich]

George is right about saving a bundle by doing the work yourself.

If you do your shopping, you can purchase the timing belt, the front seal,
and the watet pump (remanned front half) for less than $100 from
www.rockauto.com  Spend another $44 from AutoZone for the crank sensor.

You can buy all the parts with the Motorcraft name on them and spend the
$350, but the engine will never know the difference.

Pick up a supply of your favorite beverage from 7-11 and you're still under
$150 bucks for the basic items.

Of course, you'll probably find more stuff that needs replacing, but that
$150 will get the basic maintenance done.

Let us know where you're located at.  There are enthusiasts who will do this
for a lot less than a shop, plus they actually care about your car.  Some
will do it for beverages and food.....(like beer and pizza).

Steve


----- Original Message -----
From: "George Fourchy" <krazgeo@jps.net>
To: <shotimes@autox.team.net>
Sent: Monday, November 11, 2002 7:57 PM
Subject: Re: [Shotimes] Front Seal


> On Mon, 11 Nov 2002 11:53:40 -0500, Timothy L. Sorrells wrote:
>
> >I don't think I can tackle this repair myself and just curious how much a
shop would
> >charge(roughly).
>
> A LOT!!
>
> This is as far as one goes into the front of the engine during a 60K mile
service.
> It's probably approaching $1,000 in parts and labor if you have it done,
and this
> assumes you have already done your homework and found someone that can do
the work
> correctly.  There are very few Ford dealers that even know how to do this
correctly.
>  The biggest problem they have is putting it back together so that it
doesn't start
> tearing itself apart a few years down the road, like a lot of our cars
have done.  I
> had mine come apart 4 years after a dealer did a belt change.
>
> Ask around, or let us know where you live, and there may well be a
SHOtimer around
> that can do it with you, so you can learn how to do it, and save the
humongous labor
> charge.  There is a video out there, made by one of our listember
mechanical
> geniuses, that shows you in the car and on a bench engine how to do what
you need to
> do.
>
> You'll need a timing belt, water pump, CKP sensor, and a seal, to do the
job.  An
> approximate price for these items is in the vicinity of 300 to 350 bucks.
The rest
> is labor, unless you do it yourself.  The best deal on parts, in most
cases, is at
>  SHONutperformance.com    and you should be able to get the 60K video
there, or
> someone around may let you borrow theirs.
>
> Say where you are, and maybe someone close by can help you out.
>
> George and the Lowrider
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