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Take it to a professional. This is not a DIY job. Serious engine damage will occur if done incorrectly. What model Suzuki needs the timing belt changed? I used to have a number of mid-late 80s Samurai's and it was time consuming but not too difficult to do if you are comfortable wrenching a bit. The Suzuki Sidekicks and Geo Trackers used basically the same 1300/1600 cc engine, and the following would probasbly hold for them as well. Haynes manuals step you through the process pretty good. It's been a while but I'll sketch it out from memory off the top of my head to give you an idea of the complexity. If the following makes your head spin then don't attempt it. But if you are handy with a wrench, and can read and follow instructions in the Haynes manual, it is well within the 'moderate backyard mechanic' type work. Do you change your own brake pads, oil, radiator hoses? Have some metric sockets and wrenches? If so you should be well capable of changing the timing belt, it just takes a while longer than those other procedures. My guess is maybe 4-6 hours work the 1st time you do it. When putting on a new timing belt I would also flush and refill the radiator coolant, and if the radiator hoses are more than 2 years old probably buy new ones and replace them too. And a new fan belt too. You are going to have all this apart, now is the time to do preventative maintenance so save effort later. My experience is with '86 - '88 Suzuki Samurai's: A much maligned and capable off roader. My son and I each had one...I put 250,000 miles on mine before I got rid of it, and a lot of that was with severe desert and snow off-roading, my son had 180,000 on his. During the course of time we had them we did numerous engine rebuilds and drivetrain swaps. When I first had mine I was just an "oil & coolant" change type guy. Now I'll tackle just about anything that can be done until you need services of a machine shop. I can't think of any vehicle that is actually easier to work on than a Samurai, other than maybe an original air cooled VW Bug. The parts are light. Access is easier than on modern sedans, especially if you take the time to pull the radiator and grill first. Not scared off yet?: This should be done with engine stone cold, and you are going to be working under the car for a bit of the work...I always found a large piece of cardboard underneath really helped me slide around, and made it easier to find any screws or bolts you might drop. And a decent set of metric wrenches and sockets are in order. I think on this job you will be using mostly 10mm, with maybe a few 12mm and a 14mm at one point. Phillips and flat screwdrivers for the engine splash guard underneath and the radiator hoses. High level overview of the way I would do it. (Note: not all steps are absolutely necessary, but I have found overall taking this route is easier.) > Drain & remove Radiator > Remove Front Grill (makes it much easier to access the front of the engine) > Remove fan assembly and fan belt > Remove crankcase pulley > Remove plastic cover off front of engine > This exposes the timing belt > Align engine at 'top dead center' of cylinder #1 before removing old belt. > Look closely at alignment marks on both gears > Put on new belt and then follow Haynes instructions for more details on setting it up right. ... From here I had started to go into details about the rest, but by now you have an idea of the job and if you want to tackle it. I don't want to put all the details I remember here, because I don't want someone to try to do the job with only these comments and without getting a manual. If you think you want to try this and want to correspond by email first for more details, drop me a line at prhkgh@comcast.net Suzuki's are fun, I really miss mine. But it was getting harder and harder to smog it as the carburators were junk, ran rich, and would screw up the catalytic converters. After 250,000 miles I finally got tired of it...especially since I changed jobs and no longer had time for week long desert camping trips. Good Luck!
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