I will be taking a road trip in December total approximatley 1800 miles. The car has 94,000 miles on it and the timing belt/Serpentine belts were changed at 51,000 miles. Should I worry about changing them before the road trip or am I good to go until 101,000 miles? I typically drive the car about 10 miles per day sans road trips. I am considering having them changed at my destination as the labor costs in Seattle are less than in California.

Thanks in advance.

If you change it before the trip do it soon. It seems that any
time service is done 3 days before a big trip you will end up
with some sort of problem introduced during the service.

I also would not change it during the trip for the same reason.

If it was me, I'd do it now along with any other service that
might be needed ebtween now and December.

Walter

Your car is an early version, like mine, with timing belt intervals set at 50,000 miles so I can understand your concern.

I think you would be best off replacing the timing belt and tensioner and serp belt.

Peace of mind is invaluable especially on a long trip.
Matt
1993 850 GLT 127,000 miles

On the otherhand, there is no guarantee the replaced belt will not snap soon after -- see earlier post. Tricky choice. You'd think "engineers" would design an engine that does not destroy itself with a broken belt considering they are prone to failure.