Anyone ever done a WP on an 06 stratus?

mustangmike6996

mustangmike6996

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soooooo long story kind of short,

My buddy's wife has a 2006 Stratus with the 2.7L and it had a coolant leak. Someone else did diag and said it was the lower rad hose housing gasket and they had the seal. I took off the AC compressor, replaced the O-ring and bolted it back. Start the car and it still leaked... ANNNNNNNYWAY-after looking further I find out there is a machined hole in the block RIGHT next to the housing that is the outlet for the weep hole for the water pump. I am fairly certain that it will need a water pump-drips 2 drops every 3-5 seconds.

No big deal, right.... false-the Water pump is pretty much the idler pulley on the timing chain inside of the engine front cover.

I am not too scared of the job but I have never been inside of one of these engines. I have done full rebuilds on Lexus and Mercedes when I was still a mechanic by day.... I will be utilizing the auto hobby shop on base to do it if they decide to keep the car and buy the parts.

Anyone ever done this repair for? Any tips or tricks for the cams and keeping the timing correct?
 
I figured. I spent enough years as a master tech and did plenty of timing belts/chains on overhead cam engines to be less than enthusiastic about this desgin. damn. How long do you think there is in labor? everything came apart pretty well considering it spent quite a few years in PA thru snow and salt.
 
Depend how fat your fingers are really. I've done plenty of them and it takes me around four, believe it pays near five. I don't remember ever pulling the cam gears though, thought it was just the inner and forward chain guides I though, oh ya, while you're doing it, let the tensioner soak in penetrant or replace it.
 
Do yourself a favor and do the chain too while you're there. Mine puked on my old dd years ago in November. I didn't want hassle with it, took it to a few shops and finally had it done with the chain for $1200 including labor. Took the shop 2 full days to do it.

Originally belle tire told me they'd beat anyone's prices guruanteed. I got a call a few hours later telling me they weren't interested in the job.

The damn chain cost like $250 IIRC. Like the others said already its abitch. In the middle of the V on a transverse application. Check the "coolant outlet jacket" for leaks too. I went through 3 of those fuckers in my 4 year ownership of said car. It's under the intak manifold (easy to check & replace). When they let loose it appears as if the WP let go, as they puke coolant.
 
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