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- From: garyc@eecs.nwu.edu (Gary I. Chang)
- Subject: Replacing the Timing Belts after 60K miles??
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- Organization: Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois, USA
- Date: Tue, 26 Jan 1993 05:31:25 GMT
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- Hi,
-
- A friend hof mine has a Plymouth RS/Turbo (The same type of car as
- Eagle Talon Tsi and Mitsbishi Eclipse). He drove the car so hard that it
- reached its 60K line within 2.5 years. He was wondering whether he should
- go ahead and replace the timing belt as recommended in the operation
- manual, or wait as long as possible ?. He was so reluctant to do so
- because the dealer warned him to prepare for a two days job to get that
- done. Consider the $54/hr cost of labor, that's going to be a Big charge.
-
- Is there any sign (any particular noise) before the belt reaches
- its termination? How much longer does a car like this could run well
- without replacing the belt?
-
- Thanks for your info..
-
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- | Gary I. Chang |
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- Northwestern Univ. E-Mail: garyc@eecs.nwu.edu
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