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    Doing a partial 120k Service

    Can anyone tell me what is the most vital to longevity and performance. What does anyone suggest.
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    everything else being equal, on an VIII/IX, the bare minimum I'd do would be the timing belt, spark plugs, oil and transmission fluid change.

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    Thanks Macky I think the Timing Belt and Plugs win you a cookie. I was thinking the same just wanted to be sure I knewwhat else might need some tweaking. I need to be able to get it running like new almost.
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    How many miles is a turbo good for on a Evo ix now?
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    Question is...


    What type of timing belt/balance belt OEM?

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    Phillies23 What do you suggest? I just need a OEM one is all. I'm not planning to do a monster build or anything. If there is like some extra strong material that is mroe resistant to wear and doesn;t break the bank then cool. However I im
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    Quote Originally Posted by DaRkStArVIII View Post
    How many miles is a turbo good for on a Evo ix now?
    not really sure. I think you'd be good to at least 150K on the stock turbo if its well kept/maintained. after that, I'd have the turbo checked.

    Quote Originally Posted by phillies23 View Post
    Question is...
    What type of timing belt/balance belt OEM?

    I'd stick with OEM. Just because.

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    THanks Macky !
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    I'm not sure I'm also in the market for a 100k plus service

    True there are plenty of choices when it comes to replacement belts
    but I'm under the impression these belts go through rigorous stress

    I'm thinkinng Cosworth Kevlar/Gates Racing Carbon Kevlar replacement timing belt for a change.


    My car is out of all warranty I can settle with OEM or other options.

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    I'm going to some of common sense. If you replace the timing and balancer belt, it's better if you replace the timing tensioner as well. It's important inspect other stuff like pulleys, radiator houses, brake lines, turbo lines, vacuum lines and all simple things that not cost too much and prevent a problem later.

    Check the maintenance manual or shop quote for a 120k service. If you are DYI route, just remove what you don't need after inspect that part. My 2 cent

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    Quote Originally Posted by evo_jfa View Post
    I'm going to some of common sense. If you replace the timing and balancer belt, it's better if you replace the timing tensioner as well. It's important inspect other stuff like pulleys, radiator houses, brake lines, turbo lines, vacuum lines and all simple things that not cost too much and prevent a problem later.

    Check the maintenance manual or shop quote for a 120k service. If you are DYI route, just remove what you don't need after inspect that part. My 2 cent

    Dont forget to Check the water pump.
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    Thanks all.
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    I always use the gates racing belts, but that's just me.

    If you changed the waterpump on the 60K, then you should be good. If you didn't and you have a 120K waterpump in there, I HIGHLY suggest putting a new one. If it's not in your budget, at the very least, pop it off and inspect the hell out of it while and put new gaskets while you are in there.
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    I need a quick combo of absolute musts. If I combine all the suggested then I'm at a full 120 service. I'm being frugal right now.


    So far these seem like must do's:

    Belts,timing tensioner, water pump, plugs and...?
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    A 120k mile service would essentially be a 60k service. Timing belt, balance shaft belt, serpentine belt, all the fluids everywhere and spark plugs.

    But at 120k if a guy were rich or paranoid he would typically want to also replace the water pump, all the seals (crank seal, two cam seals, balance shaft seal, oil pump seal) the balance belt pulley, timing belt adjuster tensioner pulley and idler tensioner pulley, and the tensioner its self. Butt load of parts and it gets expensive. We prefer to use just factory parts.

    If the car were super clean and fresh, you are poor and optimistic or planning a big build sooner than later, you could be forgiven for forgoing all the little extra spendy stuff. Sometimes you can rely on the mechanic's judgement to look at all the extra parts and judge how dead or half dead they might be if you are on a budget.

    There is no final budget decision to be made unless the car is all apart and it is inspected by someone that knows what they are looking at.

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    MikeW that sounds like some very sound advice. Sooo have the professionals you trust (RRE) tell you what you absolutely should not forego. Roger that! Pm'ing you for a quote on 60k.
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    Basic 60k pricing is here (along with other useful stuff stickied at the top of this sub-forum)

    http://www.socalevo.net/threads/1379...Service-Prices

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