Does the 1998 Chevy Malibu have a timing belt that needs to be replaced. It is a V 6 engine!

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Where a the timing cover located on a 98 chevy Malibu la?

On the front of the engine, no matter what engine all have the cover in the front, that would be the passenger side of the engine on front wheel drive models

Apr 12, 2017 • 1998 Chevrolet Malibu

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2002 chevy malibu engine 3.4 interference motor or not?

The 2002 Chevrolet Malibu has the 3.1mfi engine which is not an interference engine. It has a timing chain and not a belt. It is an o.v.h. system with two valves per cylinder. I have replaced timing chains and have had the heads checked, with no damage to the valves.

Mar 12, 2015 • 2002 Chevrolet Malibu

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How t o replace 1998 chevy malibu v6 engine power steering hoses and pump?

http://www.autozone.com/autozone/repairinfo/repairguide/repairGuideContent.jsp?pageId=0900c1528026924c Here you are.

Aug 20, 2012 • Chevrolet Malibu Cars & Trucks

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Location of water pump on 1998 chevy malibu with 2.4 twin cam engine

your water pump is driven off of timing chain,it will be on back side of timing cover toward firewall down toward bottom. you have to remove timing cover and chain to replace pump

Aug 21, 2010 • 1998 Chevrolet Malibu

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I need to replace the serp. belt on a 1998 Chevy Malibu with a 2.4L engine. I'm pretty sure the idler pully is my tensioner but I don't know where the adjuster bolt is. So where is the tensioner's...

Serpentine drive belt routing-GM 2.4L engine

Where is says to rotate tensioner, you put the socket/wrench on the center of the pulley....rotate counter-clockwise.

Nov 02, 2009 • 1998 Chevrolet Malibu

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How to replace timing belt

1999 chevy malibu 6 cyl dosen't have a timing belt just the serpentine drive belt the routing diagram should be under the hood

Aug 02, 2009 • 1999 Chevrolet Malibu

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I need to change the engine belt in my chevy maLIBU 1998 do you have an idea how much it will cost me ? do i buy the belt myself? im a senior and my resources are limited

belt should be between seven to twenty dollars try autozone there usually the cheapest

Jul 07, 2009 • 1998 Chevrolet Malibu

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Are there any engine components that need to be removed to replace the 3 rear sparkplugs?

i did replace my plugs, there is a plastic clip on the alternator that holds the wiring on you can pop off to get out of the way to get to the plugs. Use gloves and if you have a spark plug boot puller tool it helps, since they get stuck and are hard to get off, and you can pull the wire out of the boot and will have to replace the whole wire. make sure the right wire goes back on the right plug.
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May 22, 2009 • 1998 Chevrolet Malibu

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1999 chevy malibu

That engine does not have a timing belt, it has a timing chain and therefore much easier to work with as it can only go on a certain way, the primary focus being getting the dots on the timing chain sprockets lined up properly.

I believe, with the engine at Top Dead Center on cylinder #1, the dots will be facing each other. That is to say, the do on the cam sprocket will be facing the dot on the crank sprocket.

Jan 01, 2009 • 1999 Chevrolet Malibu

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Serpentine belt 2000 chevy malibu putting one on

first of all,put a jack under engine, put wood on top to prevent from hurting engine,jack up till a little tension is on jack to support engine.release tensioner, a 3/8 breaker bar will work in the square part of tensioner.next remove cruise control from braket and set aside.remove motor mount.if need be, jack engine up to remove belt. 3.1 v6

Oct 31, 2008 • 1998 BMW M3

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All motors need timing belts, not all need to be replaced, if your timing of off and you've gone the normal routes to correct timing issues, its very possible that your timing "skipped" this is a medium project for a skilled mechanic since with the newer cars you have to remove and remember all the extras you have to take off, and of course the alignment of the timing please take a moment to rate my reply, and if you need more info, feel free to contact me

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heres where I got the info for my reply, seems they have that part for that year , make , and modelhttp://www.autopartsnetwork.com/shop/eng...
Jeff Haynes May 11, 2019

Uh, no, some engines have timing chains Uh, no, some engines have timing chains

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Your engine family (3.1 liter / 3.4 liter V6) uses a timing chain, and according to GM, *should* last the life of the engine.

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