i went to 3 different mech's today to get price quotes on replacing tct, and every one of them said 7 hrs of labor, something tells me i should never go back to them ever.is there a diy posted somewhere on here or at least the amount of torque to tighten the 10mm bolts back after replacement? ill just do it myself, you know what they say " you cant trust anybody"

 

Those bolt brake easy so be careful It is not a hard job to do at all, as for the tq. setting...just snug them back down but, don't get crazy or snap

Good luck

 

were are you located carolina? If you were near mass I would do it for 200=). No really though its easy just take out the bolts for the old one, I belave you need to take the vtec solenoid out of the way, remove the bolts on the old one, remove the maintenance hole in the side of the block, put the new one in with the pin still in! and pull the pin out from the side with needle nose pliers. after you tighten the bolts tighten the maint. plug and the vtec solenoid and your good to go!
Jordan

 

Do it yourself!! it takes less then 20 minutes

https://www.s2ki.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=544760

 

Those mechanics are either:

A) unfamiliar with the S2000 TCT

or

B) ripping you off

On Mazda CX-7's engine, TCT replacement involves removing the timing change cover, and a host of other parts in order to get to it; very time consuming. But then again, I still don't see how even that would take 7 hours.

The torque spec for the bolts on the TCT are 9 lb-ft

 

im sure they are unfamiliar, one even said they would have to take of the chain to do it, the other asked me if i just wanted to change the belt, i just walked away

 

silver, i appreciate the offer btw, im in asheville nc, doubt i will have time to run up that way. thanks for the info though. i have a great friend that works on cars, as long as he has the specifics im sure he can do it. thank you all for your response

 

600 will buy you 4-5 brand new TCTs

-a