jcfbaby Posted February 13, 2008 Share Posted February 13, 2008 how do i know if i need a new timing belt how does it affect my car if it needs to be replaced? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chris_agu28 Posted February 13, 2008 Share Posted February 13, 2008 look at the belt and see if there are crack or damage or excessive wear. It won't affect your car in any performance way, It will prevent the belt from jumping the gear one tooth or more. If that happens then you will bad timing and your car will run bad and you could damage your car driving it with bad timing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wannaBstuntin Posted February 13, 2008 Share Posted February 13, 2008 Yea you don't want to end up replacing it too late or you will need to replace a lot of other things as well. Just check for cracking/wear. Typically timing belt is every 110K miles or 7 years along with water pump and inspect auto-tensioner. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
airjordan223 Posted February 13, 2008 Share Posted February 13, 2008 replace the belt every 80-100k miles or else you can shop for a new motor Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chris_agu28 Posted February 13, 2008 Share Posted February 13, 2008 We all summed it up pretty much, I gotta change mine, I just hit the 110k mark not to long ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hatch92 Posted February 13, 2008 Share Posted February 13, 2008 if you've never changed it and you don't think it has ever been changed i would change it now and swave the hassle later on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cranny Posted February 13, 2008 Share Posted February 13, 2008 an old belt will absolutely hurt your performance , i dont know what would make you think it wouldnt. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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