Man its been a while...Advice needed

[sho94_2000]

:wave: Well...i will admit that I do not own an SHO but my grandparents do. They own a 1994 ATX with 83,500 miles on it. I do have a few questions...

They have a very small coolant leak near/around the drivers side corner of the radiator. Not a big deal. It needs to be fixed.

The other issue we are dealing with is the timing belt. I know that it needs to be changed sometime between 60K and 100K (Keep in mind that NONE of the 60K tune up has been done). A Firestone shop said that they could do it for $250.00 and it would take 2.5 hours. I advised my grandma to call the biggest Ford dealership in the Twin Cities area and they said that it would be $400.00 and take 2.5 DAYS (because they did not want to rush the mechanic). This car has never really seen hard use and it is not driven in the winter. Would that make a difference?

Heres my questions
1. How much to do a timing belt on a 3.2?
2. This car sits all winter...should we wait until spring?
3. What are some of the maintenance issues that will be popping up in the future?
4. anyone want to buy it?

 

[93rev2sev]

Weather you wait till spring or not, is up to you...

Those prices sound about right for "timing belt only"

However, no one in their right mind would change just the timing belt at almost 90,000 unless all other 60k maintenance was up to date.

It is usually recommended that the following work be done if you are in there for a timing belt.

Replace:
timing belt.
Crank position sensor.
Cam sensor/seals.
Spark plugs.
Wires.
Valve cover gaskets/spark plug well oil seals.

Check and fix if needed:
Valve shim
Subframe bushings (just because-they ARE a wear item you know)
Power Steering Pump and lines (cause you wont want to do this later).
Accessory drive belts
Radiator hoses

 

[1993MTXSHO]

Weather you wait till spring or not, is up to you...

Those prices sound about right for "timing belt only"

However, no one in their right mind would change just the timing belt at almost 90,000 unless all other 60k maintenance was up to date.

It is usually recommended that the following work be done if you are in there for a timing belt.

Replace:
timing belt.
Crank position sensor.
Cam sensor/seals.
Spark plugs.
Wires.
Valve cover gaskets/spark plug well oil seals.

Check and fix if needed:
Valve shim
Subframe bushings (just because-they ARE a wear item you know)
Power Steering Pump and lines (cause you wont want to do this later).
Accessory drive belts
Radiator hoses

agreed if your openign it up so it, it will run better and might even get better gasmilage

 

[Racer X]

You forgot the water pump.