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Anyway to test Timing Belt before replacing it? 850 1995

posted by  cleeland on  Wed Apr 24 15:35 CST 2002
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I'd hate to pay the money to get it replaced if it's working fine in the first place.


The car is a '95, so the belt's 7 years old. The recommended interval is 60 or 70kmi (depending on the vehicle and year), which, for most folks is btw. 4-6 years.

Now, let's say you pay full dealer price to replace this--it's about $350. You're good for another 4-6 years. Let's say you don't, and the belt snaps, skips a few teeth, etc. Pony up for either a top-end job or a complete rebuilt engine. That'll set you back about $4k at least.

Just depends on how much of a gambler you really are...

-cj






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