Q: My car has 65,000 miles on it and my mechanic says the timing belt should be replaced at 60,000 miles, especially since it has an interference engine. He says that if the belt breaks it will wreck ...
The timing belt is a notched rubber belt, sometimes called a Gilmer belt. This belt allows the crankshaft to drive the camshaft, which in turn opens and closes the valves. Without this belt, the ...
If you have an older car from the 90s and below, odds are you have a timing belt. Some new car manufacturers, such as Audi, still use timing belts in their engine designs, but for longevity, many ...
CARS.COM — All cars have an accessory belt that drives features such as the alternator and air-conditioning compressor, and perhaps the water and power steering pumps. This belt is usually mounted ...
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The dealer said the timing belt was new. Then it snapped 2,000 miles later
A viral Reddit thread reveals a buyer's nightmare after a dealer's claimed timing belt replacement failed immediately, sparking a crucial debate on used car inspections, online advice, and consumer ...
Q: I’m the original owner of a 2000 Honda Civic. The car has been religiously maintained every six months according to the owner’s manual. After seven years or 105,000 miles, the manual calls for a ...
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Is there a test to see if my car’s timing belt really needs to be replaced when the manual suggests?
I’m a long-time, still-very-satisfied owner of a 2001 Nissan Xterra SE 4x4 SUV that’s served me extremely well as a second vehicle for the 20-plus years and 165,000 miles (265,000 kilometres) since I ...
Car Wizard has become widely known on YouTube as one of the coolest, most transparent auto mechanics in the U.S. His love for cars didn’t end when he started the video production side hustle and ...
Unless you own a Yugo, you probably already realize that your car’s engine is a meticulously designed and engineered hunk of metal. Even so, you may not know that if one part of the engine fails, it ...
Q. We recently purchased a very clean 15-year-old, four-cylinder Toyota Corolla. The car has only 51,000 miles on it. When we took it in for service, we were informed that the timing chain needs to be ...
Visiting an auto repair shop is less stressful when you understand what the mechanic tells you about your car. To help with ...
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