Last week I picked up a 1995 Montero SR. It has over 228K miles on it and she has some normal Montero Problems.

I purchased the Montero with a known miss fire. After getting the truck back home I started looking into the problem. The previous owner talked about plugs and wires but I could hear a massive vacuum leak when I was looking at the truck. I removed the bracket covering the butterfly valve actuator and attempted to move it around. Not only was it easy to move the tone on the vacuum leak changed significantly. Found part of the problem!

I ordered a new plenum along with spark plugs and spark plug wires. Also ordered all new gaskets.

The previous owner said he had a lot of miles on the timing belt. So I took off one of the covers and started praying to the car gods! The belt is cracked and in a very used condition. It is also not tight enough.

So, the Montero is really a ticking time bomb right now. I parked it and ordered all the parts for the timing belt and the plenum change.

Does anyone have any other recommendations of what I should replace while doing both repairs. I will do a compression test to check the motor before I do the timing belt. I really don't want to go back into the motor till it is time for a rebuild.

I will search the forums for info on replacing all the bushings and rubber that can be found on the vehicle. Anyone have experience with that?

The ultimate goal is to turn this into my go anywhere vehicle. Not looking to rock climb but it needs to handle any snow, mud or terrain I toss at it.

Pictures soon! Looking forward to wheeling :-)