Now at 170,000 miles watching this again to do the timing belt again (preventatively this time). Thanks again Mark! This will run until the body is nothing but a pile of rust.

Thanks for a great vid. My galant has 270000 miles and this was the second time the timing belt broke. Saved a lot of $$$ changing it myself. Couldn't have done it without your video. Greatly appreciate it!!!!!!!

I just replaced timing belt (stripped teeth), balance belt (snapped), water pump (just because I was there), auto tension(s) and idler pulley. NOW, the car runs better than ever. 2000 Mitsu Galant 2.4L I4 I could not have done it without this video, thank you so much for taking the time for this wonderful public service. It should be payed forward.

Thank you mark for making and uploading these video's. You saved me a lot of time, kept me from ruining something, and helped save me from a shade tree mechanic who was trying to steal my car !

I started this today and wished I'd watched this one more time. I forgot to loosen the pulley bolt before taking off the serpentine belt. So here's another tip for those who cant follow instructions like me. You take two 10mm open end wrenches and using one to keep the pulley from spinning you can loosen 3 of the 4 bolts from above, the last bolt can be loosened from below if you jam a 12 inch long 1/2"extension between 2 of the loosened bolts and the motor mount. I ended up rounding this one off and got it off with a vise grip. The replacement is a m6-1,0 x 10mm and are available at local auto parts stores.

Awesome video, just replaced water pump, your video helped a whole lot. Here's a tip for guys trying to get crank pulley nut off. Put your socket and breaker on nut, bungee cord bar to where it hits on suspension, then crank engine just for split second, bingo nut is loose.

wonderful video it really helped with my 01 galant. now I have to change the camshaft position sensor.

My 03 stratus has the exact same engine! This video is so helpful. Thank you for making it and good job!

Thank you very much for replying so soon, the problem was that even they marks were lining up, the CS of on the sensor way like for !/4 of an inch, I turned it just a bit to give clearance to the sensor and now the car comes on, I will see how it works. I really appreciate your help and knowledge.

I'm going to have to do this in the next day or so. I was investigating an oil leak and the alternator belt was soaking wet. I thought maybe a crank seal so without thinking took the crank bolt off and pulled it out not realizing it was the timing gear also. Since I've already done this and the car is at 225k Miles, probably time for belt 3. Thanks for your service.

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Thanks a lot for the video, man. You're helping me out big time.

just changed timing belts on my 99 eclipse spyder this video helped a lot thanks

Have the same make and model as you sir. But for some odd reason my water pump pulley wont come off. Bolts are off and its free just can't get it out. Gets stuck between the old pump and frame. Was thinking of jacking engine up a little more but figured I'd ask you first. Great video by the way. Thanks

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Thanks glad it was helpful to you!

Thanks for the video, I have a 2001 Galant, my timing belt broke while it was idle so I am hopeful I don't have any engine damage. I thought it would be worth the cost of the belts to see if I do. I got it apart today with the help of your video, tomorrow I will try to install the new belts. Thank You

I just did this over the course of two days and it could not have gone smoother. I did want to pass along a few tips and comments to anyone watching. I cannot emphasize that Mark is correct, MARK THE BOLTS on the timing cover, it'll make your life a lot easier. I was laying them out on cardboard in their respective positions when my 5 year old "came to help". It added another 1/2 hour figuring out which ones went where and I am still iffy on that. Loosen the water pump pulley when the serpentine belts are on then once the timing covers are off you can maneuver the pulley off the pump but remember to put it back on before the timing covers. If you do forget you do not have to disassemble anything, to shift the engine with a prybar at the right side mount to get the clearance you'll need, its a bit of a hack but will save you time. 3rd, it is so much easier to work around the front with the mount off but do not drop the engine more than a fraction of an inch otherwise you'll tear the front and/or rear motor mount and possibly the left side too. Luckily I had replacements and was going to do it anyway. If you are doing the cam cover and spark tube seals at the same time (its not a bad idea if you haven't done it yet) when reassembling make sure you put a coating of silicone lube to reinsert the boots and make sure you've got the wires correct. I reversed # 1 and 3 and when I did the initial start up had a p0303 code. It took me about an hour extra to figure out what I did wrong. Overall I would say this is 4 hour job but did it in 8 really taking my time, watching Marks videos again and making sure it was done correctly. THANKS AGAIN Mark, you saved me some big bucks and now I wont worry about the timing belt until I get to around 170,000 miles!

Oh man...It's hard to say because that's a pretty high speed. The interference type engines rely on timing gears, chains, or belts to prevent the piston from striking the valves by ensuring that the valves are closed when the piston is near top dead center. If this is all out of sync due to the belt breaking or slipping, there is a great possibility that there is damage. All you can do is try putting on new belts & get everything back in time & pray all is okay. Good luck & hope all is good!

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Hey Mark! I did a timing belt/water pump/ head gasket/intake gasket/ exhaust gasket / Crank position sensor. When i started it back up cylinder 3 was misfiring. I checked compression- 180PSI on all cylinders! Amazing! Checked for spark. That was good. Even swapped ignition coils and replaced all plugs. Checked fuel injector power and ground with a noid light. Also swapped injectors from 1 - 3. Figured maybe a vacuum leak so I sprayed injector o-rings and intake gaskets. No change in idle or anything. Really stumped on this one! Any insight would be appreciated!

One more thing to check if you are sure all marks are aligned & car is not starting. Check to see if your crank-position sensor is damaged. The magnet in mine came apart when the belt broke & definitely would have prevented the car from starting. I almost missed seeing it was damaged & only figured it out when I found the magnet stuck to a metal part of the engine. I wondered where it came from!

Mark, thanks so much for your video. I have a 2001 gallant and I am having a hard time getting the crank pulley off. I think I may have to loosen the crank bolt. Is there any harm in turning the crank bolt to the left to loosen it? Should I put it in gear? I live in Ohio and this car has never seen a garage so it is quite rusty and stuck.

Great video! Just curious how far did you rotate the crank clockwise before you were able to get the balance shaft belt on. I'm going to do my timing belt and wanted to try this method but i know rotating it too far can get you into trouble. Thanks!

is it easier to replace the water pump separate from the timing belt? or should they be done together?

U-said..."When I finished it the marks lined up but the car did not start, did one explosion and died". Did your belt break completely while driving at a higher speed? I would say 30+ mph. These engines are interference type & severe damage can result from a broken belt. Mine broke at about 5mph and hoped it could still be repaired. It was worth a try & I was so lucky there was no engine damage. I hope you are able to get your car running again too!

Sorry to hear it didn't start.In the beginning both belts are off.Start 1st aligning balance sprocket & mark.Install small belt keeping mark aligned. Next ensure oil pump sprocket is aligned w/mark using the small screw driver method and it locks. Back off again to mark. Rotate CAM & Crank & align their timing marks up. Install Timing Belt keeping all marks aligned. Rotate crank (wish I paid attention to how many turns) but believe it was on 3rd but not more than 4th.All should return & line up.

my belt is still on the silent shaft, just to worried to make a move to leave it and line it up,so if I wanted to line it up with the old belt on, do I just rotate the crank clockwise like normal until they reset? ive seen you rotate the crank on you vid to put the silent belt on and notice that your camshaft belt was not on the crank sprocket by turning to aline my 2 teeth that will not affect my tdc on my camshaft right? cus the belt is off

hello a question to me the crankshaft is broken ... something happens to the pistons .. when the valves do not lower or affect him, px burst only the band changes ..

Originally from Mich so I know what u mean about rust. U really don't need to remove the crank pulley when changing belts unless there is something else u are working on or if it's damaged. But if you still need to remove, I would spray the bolt w/ WD40 & let it sit a hour or so. I would even try heating the bolt w/ a simple cheap heat gun then try to break it loose. Ultimately an impact gun (air or electric) or a long breaker bar should do the trick. If manual trans putting in gear may help.

Bad news mark, the valves did get bent. 8 to be exact. I guess I'll have to get the engine rebuilt as much as I like my car. Oh well, let this be a lesson to me to inspect it often.

i have the same engine, my question is if my camshaft is tdc and im off 2 teeth with my silent shaft smaller sprocket is off 2 teeth, have I been driving my car with maybe bent valve?i kinda wanna leave it the way it is just cause I know the car runs fine but just off 2 teeth marks, oh and now my belts are off can I reset the spocket that is off 2 teeth?

thax for sharing this... can you tell me abt vibration.. my car cabin vibrate and sound and also advise for timing belt life (after hw many km. need to change belt) ??

From you video did you rotate the crank shaft sprocket to install the balance belt, also you mentioned you rotated the sprocket twice after you installed the balance belt to check the timing marks without having the timing belt on, with this being an interference motor would have that not made the pistons hit the valve's.

VERY GOOD VIDEO!! WANT ASKING MY CAR BROKE THE BELT SMALLEST AND IS BROKE SENSOR SIGUEÑAL BUT THE OTHER BELT IS WELL THAT DID BEING STOP THE CAR IS SHUT OFF AND NOW NOT ENTERED SERVICE need I chequiar valves or just replace the strap damage and the sensor?

I don't think the valves are bent because I'm pretty sure it wouldn't run very good or probably not at all. Those two teeth that are off wouldn't compensate for & make you car run good with bent valves. I would imagine that 2-tweeth off on the silent shaft may not be so noticeable of a problem compared to 2-tweeth off on the timing belt but I would line everything back up the way it's supposed to be. You'd probably notice a quieter & better performance engine!

Yes that is bad news...sorry to hear that. I think the next new car I get I'll do some research first to make sure it doesn't have an interference type engine like ours & hopefully also has a timing chain. I guess interference engines are are ok if you can change the belt according to their maintenance manual but sometimes you just don't have the time or the money to take it in. There is no warning...it just breaks & ruins a perfectly good car!

My belt broke at highway speed at around 65 MPH. I checked the belt and it was still on Like on your galant. You thing no internal damaged was done? I'm kind of scared that it did

Thanks for the reply. I guess I'll find out when put on a new timing belt. I'll post a comment when what the results are when done.

When I started the job all marks where lined up but when the balancer belt came into the picture I had to turn the crank shaft, now the mark is moved, how many times do I have to turn the CS around for it to get back to the real position? does it matter how many times or only that the marks line up again?? When I finished it the marks lined up but the car did not start, did one explosion and die.

what could the vibration be if it happens when engine gets pass 4000-5000 rpmand gets worse the higher you rev not correlated with speed and the rpm guage also jumps around when this happens what could it be

Sorry @mark, the harmonic balancer will not come off after removing the four bolts...please advise

Hi I have the same car I have crankshaft issue only can I switch the crankshaft out with out missing with anything . I was wondering

does the balance shaft sprocket only go in one direction?

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the timing belt on my mitsubishi outlander 2003 awd 2.4 was done at 70k miles. now its at 129k miles. should i replace it soon?

i need to install a crank sensor on my 2000 Mitsubishi Galant 2.4l is this the same process

What's the interval on changing the timing belt? 90K?

Sorry, I mistakenly replied to you but it was meant for Niko Belllic. That's what happens when I don't use my reading glasses!

I have a 2003 eclipse rs. I have replaced both timing belts following the timing marks . And Iget a p0300 code ( random misfire). I have replaced the park plugs, wires and the EGR valve . I was told that my timing is not set correctly set is it possible that the misfire is being caused by timing? If so how do I correct the timing can you help me!!!

are all Galant engines a interference engine?

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Oh man...It's hard to say because that's a pretty high speed. The interference type engines rely on timing gears, chains, or belts to prevent the piston from striking the valves by ensuring that the valves are closed when the piston is near top dead center. If this is all out of sync due to the belt breaking or slipping, there is a great possibility that there is damage. All you can do is try putting on new belts & get everything back in time & pray all is okay. Good luck & hope all is good!

Hey Mark! I did a timing belt/water pump/ head gasket/intake gasket/ exhaust gasket / Crank position sensor. When i started it back up cylinder 3 was misfiring. I checked compression- 180PSI on all cylinders! Amazing! Checked for spark. That was good. Even swapped ignition coils and replaced all plugs. Checked fuel injector power and ground with a noid light. Also swapped injectors from 1 - 3. Figured maybe a vacuum leak so I sprayed injector o-rings and intake gaskets. No change in idle or anything. Really stumped on this one! Any insight would be appreciated!