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- From: mgolden@cwis.unomaha.edu (Brian Golden)
- Subject: Re: Replacing the Timing Belts after 60K miles??
- Message-ID: <1993Jan26.074048.23365@news.unomaha.edu>
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- Organization: University of Nebraska at Omaha
- References: <1993Jan26.053125.4067@news.acns.nwu.edu>
- Date: Tue, 26 Jan 1993 07:40:48 GMT
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- > 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.
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- When (or if) it goes bad, replace it then. It is a BIG chore, especially on
- front (or all) wheel drive cars like this. Most belts will live WELL beyond
- the 100k mark. Mostly the belt fails because of the rubber decaying, not
- because of excessive miles. If he is really worried about becoming stranded
- some day, then have him change it. Otherwise, keep your money.
-
- Mike Golden - mgolden@cwis.unomaha.edu
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