How Do You Check And Replace A Timing Belt In A Geo Tracker?
Timing belts-every car has one. It keeps your vehicle’s valves opening and shutting in synch with the pistons. Checking and replacing your GEO Tracker’s timing belt at regular intervals prevents breakage and serious engine damage and keeps you from being stranded on the highway. Check your owner’s manual for the recommended mileage for replacing your timing belt. Replacement for GEO Trackers is every 60,000 miles and checking every 30,000 miles. Locate the timing belt and examine it for breaks, damage, fraying, worn spots or looseness. Inspect the belt for cracked or missing teeth that may be the result of foreign material collecting between them. Determine if the timing belt damage is on both sides. Single-side damage may be caused by the timing belt’s guide. Disengage the negative battery cable and take off the distributor cap. Turn the crankshaft bolt to rotate the engine. Align the crankshaft pulley’s timing mark with the timing scale’s 0° mark. Position the distributor rotor to fi
