Hyundai Manuals and Timing Belt Change

Discussion in 'General Motoring' started by clemkonan, Dec 30, 2005.

  1. clemkonan

    clemkonan Guest

    Can anyone recommend a good manual and or comment on if the advertized
    manuals on CD are any good?

    The $800 tag for a timing belt change is hard on the pocket book and with
    157,000 km on the odo I am coming up to my second change. I am thinking
    about tackling the job myself for help I may have my Dad a retired auto
    mechanic. Can I do the job myself with a little help?
     
    clemkonan, Dec 30, 2005
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  2. clemkonan

    hyundaitech Guest

    Some of the timing belts are easier to change than others. What year,
    model, and engine do you have?

    You can find a wealth of service information (for free) at
    www.hmaservice.com. You simply need to register for an account.
     
    hyundaitech, Dec 30, 2005
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  3. clemkonan

    BillyGoat Guest

    If you haven't done a few of them before, I would recommend that you not do
    it. A mistake will cost you (way) more that you save. My 92(93?) Elantra
    was screwed up twice by a certified (ASAE?) mechanic. New head.
    Shop around, that quote is way high.
    bill
     
    BillyGoat, Dec 30, 2005
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  4. clemkonan

    Mike Marlow Guest

    Yes. A timing belt is not a difficult job. Go ahead and replace idlers,
    etc. that are in there also while you have it apart. As for the $800 CD -
    don't waste your money. Check out the Hyundai web site and the manuals that
    are on the site for free. If that doesn't float your boat, spend $25 for a
    one year subscription to All Data.
     
    Mike Marlow, Dec 30, 2005
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  5. clemkonan

    Matt Whiting Guest

    I've found this site very unreliable with frequent hangs. Maybe it just
    doesn't like Netscape, but I hate IE. I may try it to see if that is
    the problem.


    Matt
     
    Matt Whiting, Dec 31, 2005
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  6. clemkonan

    Mike Marlow Guest

    Unfortunately, it does like IE much better. I use Mozilla myself - except
    when I go to the Hyundai site.
     
    Mike Marlow, Dec 31, 2005
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  7. clemkonan

    Matt Whiting Guest

    I suspected as much. I'm trying IE right now.

    Matt
     
    Matt Whiting, Dec 31, 2005
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  8. When you go to the site, it tells you that it only works with IE.
    Someone should slap the idiot who designed it, for that and other
    reasons. I hate IE as much as anyone, but the Hyundai site is quite
    reliable when you use it.
     
    Brian Nystrom, Dec 31, 2005
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  9. In case you haven't seen it, there's an extension for Firefox called
    "IEView". If you go to a page that only works in IE or doesn't work well
    in Firefox, right click anywhere on the page and select "View this page
    in IE". It will open IE in a separate window. Very handy!
     
    Brian Nystrom, Dec 31, 2005
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  10. clemkonan

    Mike Marlow Guest

    Outstanding Brian! I didn't know about that.
     
    Mike Marlow, Dec 31, 2005
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  11. clemkonan

    Matt Whiting Guest

    Yes, I relented and fired up IE last night and the site worked a lot
    better. I agree about the site designer.

    Matt
     
    Matt Whiting, Dec 31, 2005
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  12. clemkonan

    Matt Whiting Guest

    Since Netscape 7.2 is Mozilla based, will this extension work also with
    Netscape 7.2?


    Matt
     
    Matt Whiting, Dec 31, 2005
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  13. I couldn't say for sure, but I doubt it. As a former Netscape user, I
    don't see any point in using it any longer now the Firefox and
    Thunderbird (email) are available. I strongly suggest downloading and
    installing them.
     
    Brian Nystrom, Jan 1, 2006
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  14. clemkonan

    Matt Whiting Guest

    I thought about doing the same, but I like having full capability
    (emial, browser, news reader and calendar) all in the same, easy to use
    package.


    Matt
     
    Matt Whiting, Jan 1, 2006
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