Mitsubishi Montero Timing Belt/Water pump replacement

[@robertturney4049]

I am getting ready to tackle this on the 2003 Mitsubishi Montero Sport LS I bought used from a private party. It's a LOT more complicated than I'd realized, but Owen has done a superb job of explaining every step. Thanks, Owen!

[@owen_03montero]

Thank you I appreciate it!

[@no1nozy]

Owen,, great vid! Jimmi Dalton here...i left fb 3yrs ago, miss you guys from MMUSA! Still have both my 88' and 00' beach rigs. Say hi to the guys for me.

[@pauldavids44]

one of the only and BEST videos on this job ever! Great work its helping a lot!!! Mine was doing weird stuff, starts and runs for 60 seconds then turns off and wont start! found the water pump leaking at rear and water was running down over the crank sensor from what we can work out, that will shut off engine. hope this all works out good! Thanks again Mate! Australia, straya it!

[@owen_03montero]

Glad I could help! Cheers from the US

[@josepedroza2592]

Nice Owen. You'll be a Montero master mechanic in no time.

[@THEARS0N1ST]

about to tackle a 2002 Mitsubishi Montero Sport this video was incredibly helpful thanks Owen.

[@jaxknet]

thank you for taking the effort to film! Subscribed!

[@owen_03montero]

Thanks! Follow my Instagram also for more @owen_03montero

[@catsailorjohn]

nice! does this make you appreciate the simplicity of the gen 1?

[@owen_03montero]

Big time!

[@stewburnerz]

Excellent video on that service. Thank you for it.

[@allanbrogdon9372]

The crankshaft turns twice for every turn of the camshaft. The timing marks on the crankshaft will move farther making it look like it's off .

[@jackmeyers40]

Thank you for the video. Great info. for me to unfortunately tackle this job.

[@M074503]

when loosening the power steering belt.. it cracked the flange... where the bolt sits on. hopefully i can find a replacement

[@iamasmurf1122]

nice clean job , i just did similar here in Australia , i found these things a little difficult, i know straight forward , for me the job was a struggle, its all about the detail this job

[@ricardoabril5380]

Hi, Mr Owen L. i owned a 1999 Mitsubishi Montero Sport LS, with about 157,000 miles approximately, first there is a squeeking noise during steering and when i shake down the front part of the car . Can you tell yours truly as to why and what can i do to fix. if it s the control arm, or the rubber bushing? thank you very much

[@chadallison9473]

Very helpful man! Thank you for this Owen. FYI, I am about to purchase a 1995, 3.0L, V6. Needs a new timing belt and water pump so I am going to have to tow it to my Dad's garage so we can do the work. Items I plan on purchasing ahead of time to have on hand during the process: Waterpump/timing belt replacement kit, thermostat, serpentine belt and maintenance manual. Any other critical stuff you think I should go ahead and replace while I have the front end open?

[@owen_03montero]

all the oil seals. All the coolant o rings. New updated crank bolt and washer. Possibly crank and cam sensor with oem or oem equivalent. Possibly harmonic balancer

[@turbochargers7841]

I hope there’s an easier way to do this. This is absolutely Ridiculous!

[@altermode]

Owen what sealant did you use to mount the water pump? Also did you buy an OEM crank sensor or just one off Amazon/ebay? Any other sealants/rtv that you used? I'm gonna do mine in the next week or two. This video is so much help. Thanks! 🤙

[@owen_03montero]

Used a skin coat of gray rtv. Also for the crank sensor only get Oem the aftermarket are really bad. No other sealants used just gray rtv a very thin layer skinned

[@altermode]

@@owen_03montero Awesome thanks!!! I agree, I'll get the OEM 😎

[@glennwilck5459]

Great video! One question..if the timing belt fails on this car will it damage the motor?

[@owen_03montero]

yes if it breaks or is not aligned will bend the valves and hurt motor

[@redthunderfox]

Great video but I want to know how to take the fan clutch out I don't know how to take mine out

[@owen_03montero]

4 nuts. Use a wrench

[@coolkid8934]

Life saver, thanks bro

[@owen_03montero]

🙏🏼

[@0x00zero]

Did the back of the new pump leak? Factory pump assembly complete with back or aftermarket pump?

[@owen_03montero]

zero leaks complete aisin pump which is oem

[@pancho3233]

Thanks for sharing the video! Quick question as far as where you buy parts from rockauto or partsouq, do you get certain things from rockauto vs partsouq?

[@owen_03montero]

I get all the super important stuff from partsouq that is oem but for stuff that isn't super important like spark plugs, valve cover gaskets, wires, accessory belts, I get from rockauto. But you can get oem stuff from rockauto too. Look for denso, ngk, ntk, mahle

[@pancho3233]

@@owen_03montero thanks bro! Appreciate the input!

[@raphael3666]

very helpful video, nicely done. I need to do this on my gen1 89 V6 -- how similar do you think the process is?

[@owen_03montero]

way easier on a gen 1. I just did it on my gen 1 1989 v6 and its way easier than this

[@raphael3666]

@@owen_03montero word i wish you had a video of that but I'll take a look at the FSM. I've worked way more on suspension components, pretty new to engine work so this will be a solid challenge

[@johningraham1950]

I have 95 montero 3.0 L v6 sohc and the crank shaft shifted to the right of the timing mark for the pulley by about a half inch. The cams are aligned properly. Your pulley was slightly to the right of the marking. How did you get it back in alignment before pulling all the accessory belts. Also, when you loosened the crank bolt with the impact. How did you lock the pulley in place so it would not spin? Thanks

[@owen_03montero]

So i loosened it with an impact gun and you can move the crank back to timing mark. And to torque it you need a tool to hold it

[@samstripy1187]

Where is the part you can just quickly take off to inspect your timing belt, is that the little cutout piece on the left plastic section at 11.15? And is it accessible to take off and check without removing anything?

[@owen_03montero]

Yes it is removable you can use that or take the left side timing cover off

[@gravityimage5]

Nice video! I'm wondering if the alternator and a/c need to be removed? Also, what about replacing balancers near timing belt?

[@owen_03montero]

Every 60k miles. If you don’t know when it’s been done you should probably do it

[@gravityimage5]

@@owen_03montero okay, feel like making some side cash?

[@jccali7185]

Did you use any type of rtv, or silicone on the paper gasket when installing the water pump?

[@owen_03montero]

Yes a very very thin layer skinned onto the gasket both sides

[@MC-jf6ic]

Hey mate, when you loosen the bold on the right bank camshaft, was it the traditional counter clockwise? Mine won’t budge. Also do u have the part number of the updated crank bolt? Cheers

[@owen_03montero]

Yea everything is normal. I just used an impact gun to loosen. You can find updated crank bolt on Lusooverland.com

[@samanthacarter1036]

what about the pin that is in the crank pulley? keeping timing marks aligned etc.?

[@owen_03montero]

That’s a key for the crank it only goes in one spot

[@lenineder]

Great video. Thanks for sharing. What did you use to take the cam/crank seals out? Or.. how did you do it? :) I need to do that at some point in the future, but I dont want to scratch the cam/crank. Thanks in advance!

[@owen_03montero]

Used a seal puller tool

[@lenineder]

@@owen_03montero Have a part number? Thanks again

[@owen_03montero]

@@lenineder I'm sorry i don't it's really old

[@Bill97070]

I'm original owner of a 2002 Mits Montero Ltd 3.5L engine that stopped running as I accelerated to pass a car, earlier this year. I had it towed to a shop and they gave a general opinion that a thing belt was the problem and didn't do a diagnosis. Knowing the potential expense, if true, I haven't gone any further on diagnosis and assumed they are correct. It's been sitting for several months, as I weigh the pros and cons on fixing it. Do you know how I can verify the problem or is the engine a write off. The replacement engine on eBay is $1,999, $2,300 with shipping, then core charge and cost of replacement. 226K on engine, half that on recent replaced trans and transfer case. The Mits is in great body and interior shape and is a great car to drive. Any suggestions? .

[@owen_03montero]

Only way to see if the engine is ruined is take the front apart and see if the timing belt snapped or jumped teeth. Once you have the front off you can see if the belt is okay and if it is then see if the timing marks line up. If the belt and timing marks are fine I would do a compression check

[@Bill97070]

@@owen_03montero Thanks for the feedback. I suspected that, hoping for an easier solution so I will hold on to it until I can check. Nothing to lose, at least then I will know and make a fix or salvage disposal.

[@yourchava]

@@Bill97070 did you find out the issue?

[@Bill97070]

@@yourchava I got involved in other things and it sat for a year. I bought a 2018 Subaru Impreza sport My apt management had it towed away. I just couldn't deal with it and let it go. Sad to say that. It had an issue with the a/c heater core causing water to flow onto the passenger floor, so it would be one thing after another and I had no time, money and place to fix it. Thanks for following up on it.

[@NoShameNova]

What do you do if after taking off timing belt the cam gears move? Roughly 45*

[@owen_03montero]

Move it back if it jumped

[@mykeebarker8395]

how many hours is this job

[@owen_03montero]

Took me about a day for my first try and second time like 5 hours

[@FENIX-re9tx]

Una pregunta, si quisiera cambiar solo el sensor del cigüeñal que partes tendría que desarmar?

[@owen_03montero]

tendrías que quitar las tapas de sincronización. Así que todo el asunto del frente para llegar al cinturón.

[@FENIX-re9tx]

@@owen_03montero gracias, en teoria desarmar todo? O solo las 2 tapas delanteras donde estan las culatas? O desarmar todo el frente donde van las fajas ? Que difícil 😅

[@owen_03montero]

@@FENIX-re9tx sí, desarma todo. ya que el sensor del cigüeñal está en la parte inferior. si no te quitas el cinturón no muy fuerte. lo siento, estoy usando el traductor de google si mi español no es bueno

[@FENIX-re9tx]

@@owen_03montero gracias por la información amigo 👍

[@bienvenukunsikisoka4154]

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