I got all that done and the waterpump at my dealer for $850.

 

What dealer is that? I know you are in AR...

 

Superior Mitsubishi.

 

I just purchased a 2001 Montero with 84K. I had an independent shop replace the timing belt, water pump, cam and crank seals as well as replace the serpentine belt. THe total charge was $650. The dealer was about $1200. I believe the dealer prices this as 4 independent jobs. I examined the old belt. It looked OK, but when bent backwards cracks were evident at the base of the teeth. It probably would have gone 100K but I didn't feel bad about replacing it now.

 

$1050!!!! Man. I just did this same timing belt myself for $120. And 5 hours of work. I have an '01 Montero. Except for a stubborn crankshaft bolt, the work was really easy. but like everyone else is saying, don't have anyone else but the dealer work on it.

 

take it too the dealer.

dont bother, though, until 100k.

and you wont need a new water pump or any other pulley.

 

YAWN! independant shops hire people that are not specifically trained to work on ANYTHING. in a mitsubishi dealership your trained and have the proper tools to do the job at hand. there is always a shop foreman or a lead tech such as myself to help if a problem arises. and if a problem comes up that baffles everyone, all mitsubishi service departments have access to the mitsubishi techline. you can call directly to mitsubishi engineers to get to the bottom of an issue. an independant shop cant touch those credentials. also i might add, mitsubishi service department prices are very competitive with any independent shop. if you do pay extra, i guarantee its worth it!!!

 

This is the type of information I was looking for when I joined the forum.

I purchased a 2002 Montero Limited w/85000 last week. Since I had no service history, I contacted the local dealer about doing the timing belt, and they told me that was part of the 90k service. For $1200, I get the timing belt, water pump, and coolant changed. The service also included all fluids changed, air and cabin filters, 4-wheel alignment, a brake inspection, emission testing, and probably something I forgot.

When I questioned the service advisor about the tensioner and cam and crank seals, I was told that was not part of the standard service, and if it needed to be done, that would be an additional charge. In the end, I think my $1200 bill would end up being about $1500 with the "extras". My fear about taking my car to the dealer is, while it's being worked on, I get the calls like "well we found part xxx should be replaced", or "since we have xxx already taken apart, would you like us to do xxx also".

I don't doubt the knowledge and aptitude of the dealers, just make sure you know what you are paying for before they start the work.

That's my $.02

 

The thought of dealers doing the work is probably correct if you are talking about shade tree mechanics. I have the shop manual for the 2003 Outlander and see that I need a couple of special tools to do the job but it looks like a 3.5 hour job. The remanufactured water pump is $85 and the Timing belt kit about $83. A new thermostat $22

The service manual says to replace the water pump the timing belts need to be removed anyway so both should be done at the same time.
The tools needed ar a MD998757 $23.00 and a MD998738 $23.00 for my 03 Outlander and for the tensioner and torque is 48 +-5 N-m. The problem with shade tree mechanics is without these tools one can not set the tension correctly and one could end up swallowing a valve or two. These tools are very resonable to buy but The service manual also calls for a MB991367 Spanner for Crankshaft sprocket removal. The price from Miller is $150 for this tool and for that price I will make my own tool. The crankshaft sprocket is a pain to do work on as it must be held in place while being torked.

The service manual has all specs in Newton Meters so one needs a conversion chart to change to inch and ft lbs of torque.

 

Find a specialist independent and specify genuine Mitsubishi parts. You will save at least one-third but (in the UK) will still cost you $900.