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The repair is pretty involved, and you'll need a lot of tools. When I get home I'll try to find the step by step I read a while ago.Fookn4x2 wrote:So I've had the whining noise for about 5k miles now. Yesterday replaced belt and tensioner pully and crossed my fingers when I started her back up. Still whining. So what I'm wondering is how long can I go without taking it in for the repair because I have absolutely zero money for new tires I need first let alone $1500 for this repair. Can I perform the repair myself? Please let me know any options. Thanks
I'm in the triad area also and trying to attempt to avoid the dealer cost. I'm going to attempt to do the job myself within a couple of weeks.Fookn4x2 wrote:I guess I'm going to have to bite the bullet and get it done but will have to park it and ride my bike until I have enough cash. It gets better gas mileage anyway! Anyone know of a shop in the North Carolina Triad area that can do it cheaper than a the stealership, please let me know.
Sounds like it. That's the symptom mine had. The repair includes replacement of the secondary timing chains and tensioner shoes. I had mine fixed under warranty but the cost would have been over $1000 if I had to pay out of pocket. It's a fairly involved repair since so much has to be removed to get to the parts.Greg__Berger wrote:Just happened to catch this thread. My '05 path just started whining on acceleration about a month ago. It's continuing to do it pretty consistently - does that fit the symptoms here? What all is involved in the fix?