# 2000 neon timing belt questions.

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**Category:** NYSpeed Automotive\
**Created:** [February 11, 2008, 1:56pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/2000-neon-timing-belt-questions/43290 "2008-02-11T13:56:33Z")\
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**Author:** ![JustinH](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/9fc29f/32.png) [@JustinH](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/JustinH)\
**Post date:** [February 11, 2008, 1:56pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/2000-neon-timing-belt-questions/43290/1 "2008-02-11T13:56:33Z")

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I talked my girlfriend into keeping her car a few more years. Thing runs great, and its even better when its paid off.

So we’re going to spend some money on maintenance. Lucky for us we know a great master mechanic, but I just had a few questions.

The car has 86k, the book says to do the timing belt at 100k, but the car is 8 years old, we are going to do the timing belt, and serp belt at the same time.

Some of the kits include a water pump, is it a common practice to replace the water pump when doing the timing belt?

The timing belt set with a new water pump, and all the tensioners is about 100 bucks.

Other than that we’re doing a few other odds and ends to get it back into shape.

Replacing 4 struts, and the strut mounts are blown out.  
Sway bar endlinks are blown out.  
Recharge the AC system.  
Change the transmission fluid.

Should be a good car once we’re done with it.

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**Author:** ![brent\_strong](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/brent_strong/32/7203_2.png) [@brent\_strong](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/brent_strong)\
**Post date:** [February 11, 2008, 1:57pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/2000-neon-timing-belt-questions/43290/2 "2008-02-11T13:57:35Z")

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Timing belt = serp belt. Do the water pump at the same time along with the tensioner.

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**Author:** ![MiniSRT4](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/minisrt4/32/7225_2.png) [@MiniSRT4](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/MiniSRT4)\
**Post date:** [February 11, 2008, 3:09pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/2000-neon-timing-belt-questions/43290/3 "2008-02-11T15:09:11Z")

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:word: might as well since your going to be tinkering around in there anyways

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**Author:** ![ubengineering](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/ubengineering/32/5171_2.png) [@ubengineering](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ubengineering)\
**Post date:** [February 11, 2008, 8:05pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/2000-neon-timing-belt-questions/43290/4 "2008-02-11T20:05:13Z")

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belt with WP with tensioner with alternator belt, might as well throw spark plugs in there