Buying a car is a big budget for the majority of us, nevertheless, to this one you will have to add the maintenance of your motor vehicle, and for some maintenance acts the bill can be quite high. It is consequently logical to ask yourself when is the best time to accomplish these repairs and not do them “for nothing”. Today we are going to explain to you when to replace the timing belt on your Buick Enclave? For that, to begin with, we are going to see why it is necessary to do this work of maintenance, then, when to do the timing belt of your Buick Enclave , then, we are going to quickly explain to you how this change is done, and, finally, how much it costs to do the timing belt of a Buick Enclave.
Why do we need to replace the timing belt of an Buick Enclave?
As we informed you in introduction, changing a timing belt on a Buick Enclave represents a significant budget, so we figure out that you are reluctant to do it and to allow you to figure out the benefit of this repair, so we will quickly explain why it is so important to do it on time.
Your Buick Enclave’s timing belt action
The timing of a Buick Enclave has an essential purpose in the smooth running of your engine. In truth, it will have the mission to synchronize the valves and pistons, and to make the link between the camshaft, the water pump, the crankshaft and the injection pump . It will allow the engine unit to work properly, and avoid any risk of engine breakage. The shorter the distance your vehicle travels, the more your belt will be solicited when starting the engine unit.
What are the risks if the timing belt is not changed on time?
The problem with the timing of a Buick Enclave is that it is internal to the engine unit. And as a result, in contrast to an accessory belt, it is difficult to visually verify its state. So you might believe that this belt is just an unimportant component, but the risks you take if you don’t replace it in time are big. If the timing of your Buick Enclave breaks, you will undoubtedly have to replace the engine of this one. In truth, the pistons will hit the valves and damage them, and the camshaft will as well break. The faster the engine is running at the moment of the breakage, the more serious the results are. It is therefore primordial to make your timing belt on time .
When to do the timing belt of its Buick Enclave?
We will now answer the question that you all have to ask yourselves, when to produce the timing belt of a Buick Enclave? It is necessary to know that each engine unit is different and as we mentioned above, we must not miss on the replacement of this component. The more we advance in time the more the manufacturers improve the timing belt and normally the more recent your Buick Enclave will be the less you will have to worry about your belt. However, look at your Buick Enclave’s service book to get the exact life and maximum mileage you can achieve before you do the timing . Typically, timing belts have a life of 5 to 10 years and a maximum mileage between 80, 000 and 200, 000km .
How to replace the timing belt of an Buick Enclave?
As the timing belt of a Buick Enclave represents a high budget, one can logically question if it is not possible to replace it yourself. Sadly it is very hard to access and only the most knowledgeable amateur mechanics and the most equipped with tools will have the ability to consider this operation, we will even so quickly describe the different steps to be carried out to replace this timing belt:
- Place the Buick Enclave on stands, and depending on your engine unit you might have to remove a wheel. Take out the timing gearboxes
- To get this done, you must buy the timing kit so that all the engine unit components remain in the right position, otherwise your engine unit will break. Take out the other elements that bother you (damper pulley for example).
- Take out the old distribution after loosening the tension rollers. Before positioning the new one, you must take out all the tensioning rollers and the water pump.
- Mount the new water pump.
- Mount the new tension rollers, pay attention to the location of each one.
- Mount the new distribution of your Buick Enclave by respecting the markers.
- Tension the belt as outlined by the manufacturer’s info.
- Put the rest of it back together.
- Verify that the engine unit is running properly.
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Changing the timing belt how much does it cost?
And finally, we’ll try to give you an idea of the price if you want to replace the timing belt of your Buick Enclave . Take note that if you do it at the garage area of the brand or at a motor vehicle center like Feu Vert the price can vary a lot, but in general we estimate that the price of the distribution varies between 400 and 900 euros , depending on the place where you do it and your engine unit. Please note that the kits include the belt, idlers and water pump.
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