ddbutton1 Posted February 15, 2012 Report Share Posted February 15, 2012 I do almost all of my own mechanical work, but I am concerned about changing the timing belt on the Journey 3.5L engine because the engine is transverse. The timing belt cover is up against the right strut tower and the engine mount is in the center of of the "loop". So far I can't find any repair/installation directions for the Journey. (Mopar has a service manual, but it only works on Windows 7 and earlier with Internet Explorer - I am 100% Apple) If anybody reads this and has instructions, service manual or experience changing the timing belt on the 3.5L engine in the Journey - I'm up for making a deal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
larryl Posted February 15, 2012 Report Share Posted February 15, 2012 Are you sure its a belt and not a "chain" on a 3.5? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caperinmuskoka Posted February 15, 2012 Report Share Posted February 15, 2012 (edited) I know my new 2012 with the Penstar has a Chain... I will check ...........Yes it does have a belt larryl.......................Caper... Edited February 15, 2012 by caperinmuskoka Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ddbutton1 Posted February 16, 2012 Author Report Share Posted February 16, 2012 The 3.5L in the 2009 Journey is the same engine as in the Charger and Challenger. I have seen some minimal instructions for replacing the belt, but only for "forward facing" engines. The basic replacement and timing arrangement is the same on the Journey, but since it is transverse mounted the disassembly from the beginning has additional obstacles. For one, there is only 1/2 inch clearance from the main pulley to the strut tower of the body; and secondly, the engine mount is in the way to get the belt out and back in. The engine was probably assembled with the mount, but when it is in the vehicle the mount traps the belt. It's like they took a lesson from the Asian manufacturers. (Goes together OK, but don't worry about maintenance.) dstez 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nerner Posted February 17, 2012 Report Share Posted February 17, 2012 i scanned a few print outs from all data. pm me your email ill send them to you. it's not complete, but hope it helps. ill try to print out the remaining stuffs if i have time at work tomorrow. X12bravo 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Makavilli Posted November 17, 2012 Report Share Posted November 17, 2012 You have to take off the engine mount to get to the timing belt. Does anyone have the detail for how to put the timing belt properly on i have a feeling my mechanic screwed up and wont admit it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
larryl Posted November 17, 2012 Report Share Posted November 17, 2012 Just had mine done yesterday along with the water pump and tensioner- the water pump had began to "seep" so it was a good thing I had the procedure done Also had new plugs Mopar NGK installed and it seems to run very well took my mechanic six hours I used the Gates brand for the timing belt, tensioner and water pump and a goodyear Gator serpentine belt 160600 klm's Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garmo Posted November 26, 2012 Report Share Posted November 26, 2012 Hey larryl, did he have to drop the motor or was he able to do it with the engine in? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
larryl Posted November 26, 2012 Report Share Posted November 26, 2012 He did not remove the engine but it took six hours and a lot of cussing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brucebotti Posted November 27, 2012 Report Share Posted November 27, 2012 I replaced the timing belt on my wife's 2001 300M a few years back. Fortunately, the motor was mounted front to back. After taking off the bulk of the front fascia and the radiator, etc, it wasn't too bad, just time consuming. I can't imagine doing it on a transverse mounted engine. Good luck. If anyone does this on tehir own, please update us! Thanks, Bruce Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ptcruide Posted February 24, 2013 Report Share Posted February 24, 2013 I currently have 78000 miles on my 2010 Journey. How much does a timing belt cost to replace? I'm still trying to figure out if I'm getting the timing belt changed or trading it in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larry Birt Posted April 7, 2015 Report Share Posted April 7, 2015 Replace timing belt, tensioner, and water pump: Estimate for upstate NY in April 2015 is between $650 and $900 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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