Timing Cover? Help

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93STVCobra

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• Feb 22, 2011

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So I just got my car checked up at Ford everything was fine no leaks cost basically nothing, now I am leaking antifreeze took it back in and they said it would be 5-6 hours of labor costing about 600 bucks.. They said its either that or a gasket.. Is this something I could do by myself I worked on my car here and there to save myself a couple hundred or is this something I shouldn't even thouch.... I just don't want them to take forever since it my daily driver and I cannot take off time from work but if its only 4-5 hours I can do it on a day off.... Any suggestions? a 93 Cobra is my car.

 

Mustang5L5

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• Feb 22, 2011

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Where is the actual leak coming from? Can you take a picture?

I don't want to say if it's an easy job or hard job without seeing what location the leak is actually in.

 

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mwood

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• Feb 22, 2011

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Agreed, If you can't find the leak yourself and take a pic, than can't imagine fixing it yourself. Also, working on your own car is always easier if it's not your daily driver. A day off and working on it yourself could end up a couple days off waiting for a part. I had no experience working on cars till I tore into my mustang, but it's been left sitting on jackstands more than once. Better have a backup plan.

PS, if it's a cover your going to need a puller for that balancer.

 

Wildstringer

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If it is the cover be careful they can break if you start prying on them with a ten foot pry bar. of course thats an exaggeration, but they can break. If you take your time with there will be no problem. Also some of the water pump bolts go through the timing cover and into the block. These are known for seizing, actually not in the block but in the timing cover itself. Aluminum against steel and you know what happens. If you tap on the cover lightly right where the bolt goes through it can loosen up the corrosion. Maybe some one on here has a picture of a pump to show you exactly which bolts go all the way through.

 

Kdubslugga

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• Feb 22, 2011

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The timing cover is def something Id try and do myself. The only real difficult part is pulling the balancer off, the rest is just nuts and bolts!

 

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leclairracing

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• Feb 22, 2011

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Hopefully its not leaking between the timeing cover and block (at the top)As much as I like working on these engines,this is the worst.I just did this on my '92 F-250.Its easily done but can make a first timer VERY discouraged.Take your time!!!Especially on the front of the oil pain.I lower the pan off.Some people try to take just the front bolts out and it doesn't always pan out...

 

ID89GT

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• Feb 23, 2011

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Also be careful with the water pump bolts. They are prone to breaking due to corrosion and that can make a simple timing cover job into a huge pita.