87 mitsubishi galant

Hi Kevin, Mate I had a look on youtube and all those 2.4L motors are belt driven... The two youtube videos links below are of a 2003 Mitsubishi Galant 2.4L with a timing belt and the next is a Mitsubishi 2.4L sohc with a timing belt, I hope this helps.....CHEERS.

Part 2 2003 Mitsubishi Galant 2 4 Timing Belt Installation

How to Remove and Replace the Timing belt and Water Pump Mitsubishi 2 4L...

its behind the timing belt down by the crank pulley. Basically you will need to remove the timing belt in order to replace

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Timing belts should be changed at around 60,000 miles on engines with timing belts-especially on 'interference engines', which are engines that, when the belt breaks while the engine is running, will at least damage the valves and sometimes even pistons. You do not say what engine or model car your Mitsubishi engine is, but most Mitsubishi engines are interference engines. Better safe than sorry.

Most timing belt suppliers recommend 50k to 60k miles for replacement. Your Galant has a interference engine meaning that if the belt fails your will incur major engine damage up to and including replacement of the entire engine.

So if you have over 60k miles on the car go ahead and change the belt, and while you have it apart replace the water pump.

Timing Belt Replace ment Intervals for 2006 Mitsubishi Galant are as follows:

2.4L 4Cylinder engine: Every 60,000 miles

3.8L V-6 Engine: Every 60,000 miles

Both of these engines are "Interference Engines" which means that if the timing belt breaks, severe engine damage is likely to result.

I personally recommend replacement of the timing belt idler and tensioner pullies as well as the water pump because failure of these components will cause a failure of the timing belt.

it wouldn't turn over freely if the timing belt was broken

Timing belt “B” (balancer belt) and related components—2004–2005 Galant and 2004–2005 Lancer 2.4L engine

1. Disconnect the negative battery cable. Remove the engine under cover.
   
2. Remove the crankshaft damper pulley.
   
3. Disconnect the control wiring harness connector, battery wiring harness connector and connector bracket to engine mounting insulator.
   
4. Remove the harness bracket. Remove the upper timing belt cover. Remove the water pump pulley. Remove the idler pulley.
   
5. Remove the auto tensioner. Remove the lower timing belt cover.
   
6. Turn the crankshaft clockwise and align each timing mark to set the number one piston to TDC of its compression stroke.
   
7. Remove the timing belt under cover rubber plug and then install special tool MD998738. Screw the special tool until it contacts the timing belt tensioner arm.
   
   NOTE The special tool must be screwed in gradually at the rate of a 30 degree turn per second. If it is screwed in all at once, the timing belt tensioner adjuster rod will not easily retract and the tool may bend.
   
   
8. Gradually screw in the special tool and then align the timing belt tensioner adjuster rod set hole “A” with the timing belt tensioner adjuster cylinder set hole “B”.
   
9. Insert a wire or pin in the set holes to lock the assembly in place. After removing the special tool, loosen the timing belt tensioner pulley mounting bolts and remove the timing belt. If the belt is being reused be sure to mark the direction of rotation (clockwise) on the belt.
   
10. Remove the timing belt tensioner pulley, tensioner arm and adjuster.
    
11. Remove the timing belt idler pulley. Remove the timing belt lower cover bracket. Remove the crankshaft position sensor.
    
12. Remove the crankshaft pulley center bolt and washer. Remove the drive sprocket. Remove the crankshaft angle sensing blade.
    
13. Remove the balancer timing belt tensioner. Remove the timing belt “B” (balancer belt) from its mounting.
    

Timing belt tensioner adjuster rod set hole “A” and cylinder set hole “B”—2004–2005 Galant and 2004–2005 Lancer 2.4L engine

To install:



Belt tension checking—2004–2005 Galant and 2004–2005 Lancer 2.4L engine



Cylinder block plug location—2004–2005 Galant and 2004–2005 Lancer 2.4L engine



Timing belt sprocket alignment—2002–2004–2005 Galant and 2004–2005 Lancer 2.4L engine

I believe this car runs the 3.0 iter V6. If this is the case the front of the engine will need to come off with the timing belt as the water pump is driven by the timing belt (center top of engine) It will be a full day but with the right tools and spirit you can do this in six hours or so.
I hope this may have helped,
Tom

Galant's built for sale in the US only came with the 2.4L engine and they have timing belts.

Your timing belt might have busted. Mine did that in November of 2007.... I had to replace 2 of the 4 cylinders, along with the timing belt and housing. Total cost was a little over $1700.00