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Sep 24, 2009 | 02:23 PM

Rudy

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Timing Belt....Replace by miles vs age??

Blank What is the max.life(age) of a timing belt before regular
replacement is needed at est. 60,000miles.........????

Thxx............Rudy

Sep 24, 2009 | 03:03 PM

Brian Smith

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Rudy wrote:
> Blank What is the max.life(age) of a timing belt before regular
> replacement is needed at est. 60,000miles.........????
>
> Thxx............Rudy

What does your Owners Manual specify for your vehicle (whatever make,
model and year it might be)?

Sep 24, 2009 | 03:45 PM

rick++

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Its been increasing with with newer cars.
But so has the price :-(

Sep 24, 2009 | 05:36 PM

Tegger

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"Rudy" <rucan70@comcast.net> wrote in news:h9gdfr$9e3$1@news.eternal-
september.org:

> Blank What is the max.life(age) of a timing belt before regular
> replacement is needed at est. 60,000miles.........????
>
> Thxx............Rudy
>
>

Year and model of vehicle?

Post-1990 models with newer round-tooth OEM Unitta belts are 105K miles or
7 years.

Older Hondas with square-tooth belts were 60K.

Aftermarket belts are a crapshoot. If you want to be certain, change those
every 60K.

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Sep 25, 2009 | 12:42 AM

Cameo

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"Tegger" <invalid@invalid.inv> wrote in message
news:Xns9C90B301B9467tegger@208.90.168.18...
> Year and model of vehicle?
>
> Post-1990 models with newer round-tooth OEM Unitta belts are 105K
> miles or
> 7 years.
>
> Older Hondas with square-tooth belts were 60K.
>
> Aftermarket belts are a crapshoot. If you want to be certain, change
> those
> every 60K.

My 94 Accord's manual specifies 90K miles.

Sep 25, 2009 | 07:56 AM

Tegger

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"Cameo" <cameo@cameo.invalid> wrote in news:h9hhmp$2p1$1@news.eternal-
september.org:

> "Tegger" <invalid@invalid.inv> wrote in message
> news:Xns9C90B301B9467tegger@208.90.168.18...
>> Year and model of vehicle?
>>
>> Post-1990 models with newer round-tooth OEM Unitta belts are 105K
>> miles or
>> 7 years.
>>
>> Older Hondas with square-tooth belts were 60K.
>>
>> Aftermarket belts are a crapshoot. If you want to be certain, change
>> those
>> every 60K.
>
> My 94 Accord's manual specifies 90K miles.
>
>

That's the original interval for the timing belts that were on the market
back then. Belts have been improved since 1994.

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Sep 28, 2009 | 03:31 PM

Dillon Pyron

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Thus spake "Rudy" <rucan70@comcast.net> :

>Blank What is the max.life(age) of a timing belt before regular
>replacement is needed at est. 60,000miles.........????
>
>Thxx............Rudy
>

Yes.

My 96 Civic had 60K on it, but was 8 years old.

My wife's 96 Accord had 95K on it, but was 6 years old.

First come, first served.
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