Subject	Agreed. I've changed the timing belt on my Protege twice.
Posted by	MixManMash on October 16, 2013 at 4:33 PM
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In Reply To	Hmmm - I'll give that a shot in a couple weeks when I do a posted by black300zx on October 16, 2013 at 04:29 PM
Message	I had to change it once ahead of schedule because of a water pump failure. I then basically made it a rule to change the water pump every T-belt service. Only pain is because it's transverse mount, you have very little room to work in. I almost find it easier to do a T-belt job in a Z32 (with radiator removed) than in a transverse mount vehicle.
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