The jobs that save engines
Belts, Timing & Cooling at your place.
Timing belts, water pumps, thermostats, hoses and overheating. The repairs that are cheap on schedule and catastrophic on failure.
Call him if
- Temperature gauge climbing or in the red
- Coolant on the driveway or a sweet smell
- Squealing belt or whine on startup
- Heater blowing cold with the engine hot
- Approaching the timing belt interval on the sticker
How Jay handles it
On an interference engine, a timing belt that snaps bends valves and turns a scheduled maintenance item into an engine. It is the single best money a high-mileage car owner can spend, and it is a job Jay does properly — belt, tensioner, idlers and water pump together, because doing them separately means paying the labor twice.
Overheating gets found the same way. Pressure test the system, look for where it's actually going, and only then quote the repair. The photos on this page are from Jay's own jobs — that's a real timing service and a real coolant leak he found and circled for the customer.
What’s covered
- Timing belts, tensioners, idlers and water pumps
- Serpentine belts and pulleys
- Thermostats, radiators and hoses
- Coolant leaks — pressure tested, not guessed
- Head gasket and overheating diagnosis
Straight answers
Belts, Timing & Cooling questions people actually ask
When should a timing belt be replaced?
Most manufacturers call for somewhere between 60,000 and 105,000 miles. Check the sticker or the manual — and if nobody can tell you when it was last done, that's your answer.
My car is overheating. Can I keep driving it?
No. Overheating warps heads and blows gaskets fast. Pull over, let it cool and call (832) 528-0270 — Jay comes to you, which matters a lot when the alternative is driving it further.
Do you replace the water pump with the timing belt?
Yes, always where the pump is driven by the belt. The pump is right there once the belt is off — doing it later means paying that labor a second time.
Belts, Timing & Cooling in Conroe, Montgomery, Spring, Humble, Porter and the rest of Montgomery County — (832) 528-0270, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
Open 24 hours
Car in the driveway, not going anywhere?
Jay Metcalf answers his own phone, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. $35 to come out, and it comes off your bill.