[Miata] Timing Belt Kits

[Peter DelMastro]

Last year I collected the parts for a timing belt change from a few 
places and spent $183 + shipping.

I got the timing belt kit (belt, tensioner, idler, and WP) from metric 
motorsports on ebay (http://www.metricmotorsport.com/) for $108.

I got the front crank oil seal, camshaft oil seals, cam cover gasket, 
thermostat & gasket from my local auto parts place (Levine's, if you are 
in Western CT) for $36.

I got the coolant hoses (upper, lower, inlet), accessory & alternator 
belts from Summit Racing for $22.

I hope that helps,

  -- Pete

Dennis B. Swaney wrote:
> entropycat at verizon.net wrote:
>   
>> Greetings to the list!
>>
>>    Anyone have any recommendations on where to get timing belt kits for a 
>> '90 (NA) Miata?   I see that an outfit called "Rick's Auto Parts" has a kit 
>> on E-bay that includes the belt, tensioner, idler, crank seal, two cam seals 
>> and a new cam cover gasket for $60.   That sounds almost too good to be 
>> true.   Anyone have any experience with him?
>>
>>     
>
> $60 is ridiculously low.
>
>   
>>    I looked on the Flyin' Miata website, but couldn't find any mundane 
>> stuff; only turbo kits and the like.   Rosenthal doesn't offer a kit as far 
>> as I can tell, and they want over $40 for just the belt, so I don't think I 
>> will go there.
>>
>>     
>
> You obviously didn't look too hard:
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> http://www.flyinmiata.com/index.php?deptid=4548&parentid=0&stocknumber=04-80000%20%201994-97
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