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Timin belt chang on my '97 850 850 1997

posted by  vwstuart on  Mon Aug 1 14:11 CST 2005
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Greetings,
Well, I have taken the plunge and started the timing belt change. I have been following the insructions on Bay 13. Currently, I have the serpentine belt off, the alingment marks on the cam pullies lined with the notch in the upper cover.
I noticed a lot of oil gunk in the area, but none on the timing belt. Now a bit of history. Recently, the car stated to use about a quart of oil every day. I replaced the (very cloged) flame trap, and the oil use stopped. I have not had to add oil in over a month. Okay, back to the present. Since the car is not using oil now, do I have to change the cam seals? Most of the oil gunk in toward the bottom of the car. Now, there is also a lot of oil on the outside of the timing belt cover also. I don't think I can remove the crank pully to change its' seal.
I plan to clean the area very well. If a seal is bad, will I be able to tell after cleaning, but without running the engine? Another thing, the new water pump I got has all it's "teeth", but the old one seems to be missing a few. What is the reason for the teeth issue?
I have not checked the tensioner or idler pullies, but I will.
Tips, pointers, anything, thanks,

Thank you,
Stuart





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