Timming belt question, dont be cheap or this will happen to you Options

[NaderG]

I am getting my timing belt replaced along with all other belts on the car this weekend , at meineke and i wanted to know what should i look for after they are done and how to know that things werent done right, i bought the belts myself from toyota but i just dont trust these guys 100% lol, they pretty cheap which is suspicious. Also i know that the water pump should be replaced with the timing belt , but i will procrastinate on this one

This post has been edited by NaderG: Mar 18, 2008 - 11:03 PM

[97GTinKC]

Time and time again I read posts on here where someone takes their car to a shop because they are "cheaper", or promise the moon for half price. Then the nightmares start,,, Wake up people, ask around for references, check the Better business bureau, or better yet, read up on it and then do it yourself. While some of the dealers are not much better, they still stand a chance of being able to get it done properly, again, ask around. If a particular shop is lower than others and can get you right in, maybe its because they have screwed up too many times before and lost all their business. They will probably say it was your parts that were bad and you have to pay the labor again - most shops will NOT put on parts they didn't sell just for that reason and I dont really blame them.

You would probably be better off finding another member in your area that has done this before to help check the timing belt alignment, should be able to see by just pulling off the top plastic cover and aligning the timing marks on the crank pulley, then checking the cam marks. (I think, Its been a couple years since I did mine)

Good luck