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Old Apr 19, 2014 | 02:52 PM
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My 02 has 286,000 miles and the little things continue to break. My A/C Compressor went bad and I need to change it. I want to change the water pump, belts and tensioners while I am at it, does the timing chain need replacement at any time or mileage point? Anything else I should consider while I am working up front?
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Old Apr 19, 2014 | 03:16 PM
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286K? Time to trade it in. They don't last forever.
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Old Apr 19, 2014 | 03:59 PM
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If I were you I'd almost consider just pulling the motor and doing a rebuild instead of just doing a timing chain and little things here and there .. just have a completly fresh motor instead of having to worry about going back in to replace stuff

heck just to get to the timing chain your not far from pulling the motor
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