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Re: 97 Rodeo 3.6 4x4
You're getting VERY close on that timing belt, I wouldn't push past another 5k tops, personally, as it has yet to be fully determined if these 3.2L engines are interference or non-interference.
They - text book wise - are supposed to be NON-interference engines, and for most of us, it has proven to be so, but others haven't been so lucky.
When you have the timing belt done - MAKE absolute certain to do at least the minimum of replacing the -
waterpump
timing belt TENSIONER
timing belt idler adjuster
timing belt itself
The 1st two items are almost very certain to fail soon after a new belt if not all done at once.
My package cost me around $1k to have all that done, plus new crankshaft/camshaft seals (right there), coolant flush, and new radiator hoses.
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