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WHEN IS IT A GOOD TIME AND MILEAGE TO CHANGE TIMMING BELT

 

[Packernan120203]

There's a bunch of threads about it but every 85k-95k miles or every 7 years

 

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THANKS

 

[Packernan120203]

NO PROBLEM

 

[Ang]

85k miles or 7 years.

 

[1Triplet]

WHEN IS IT A GOOD TIME AND MILEAGE TO CHANGE TIMMING BELT

Yea I’ve heard every 100,000 miles, but it’s better to do it sooner than later because if the timing belt brakes, your engine is literally done for.

 

[Ang]

Yea I’ve heard every 100,000 miles, but it’s better to do it sooner than later because if the timing belt brakes, your engine is literally done for.

Most of the time. Basically it should probably just be 85k miles or 7 years.

 

[Pagan Wizard]

Yea I’ve heard every 100,000 miles, but it’s better to do it sooner than later because if the timing belt brakes, your engine is literally done for.

I totally agree. These engines are nothing like old American iron, pre1975. With those engines, you could break the timing chain, or belt in some cases, and nothing serious would go wrong with the engine. Your most expensive part of that repair would have been having your car towed home, and you could do the repair yourself. If you pop a timing chain in one of these Crosstours, 4 or 6 cylinder, your wallet is going to have a very bad migraine. You can count on having to replace the engine.

 

[Ang]

I totally agree. These engines are nothing like old American iron, pre1975. With those engines, you could break the timing chain, or belt in some cases, and nothing serious would go wrong with the engine. Your most expensive part of that repair would have been having your car towed home, and you could do the repair yourself. If you pop a timing chain in one of these Crosstours, 4 or 6 cylinder, your wallet is going to have a very bad migraine. You can count on having to replace the engine.

There is still not interference engines, but these are interference engines which means that they can crush the valves if you're timing belt breaks.

 

[L8Apex]

I totally agree. These engines are nothing like old American iron, pre1975. With those engines, you could break the timing chain, or belt in some cases, and nothing serious would go wrong with the engine. Your most expensive part of that repair would have been having your car towed home, and you could do the repair yourself. If you pop a timing chain in one of these Crosstours, 4 or 6 cylinder, your wallet is going to have a very bad migraine. You can count on having to replace the engine.

While the timing belt in the J motor may brake when not properly maintained, I've been around the Honda K motor with a timing chain for at least 19 years and nearly a million miles on it in my immediate family and have never seen a timing chain break. My son has gone 240K miles on one and 280K miles on the one after that without any issues. It's an interference motor where at one point the piston or the valve may occupy the same space.