Timing belt on a 3.0

[Grant Lenahan]

Tony may have stated it better.

Yes, I guess it is old school.

Just like it was old school to make sure people you made mortgage  
loans to could pay the money back.

I like old school.

Grant
On Dec 18, 2008, at 11:13 PM, Tony Hoffman wrote:

> Sure, it can be called old school thinking, although Grant has some
> good info on the newer intervals also. However, having replaced plenty
> of bent valves in my days, I'll have to say the "old school" way of
> thinking, i.e. every 60K, has never cost me one single valve!!
>
> But, you (as well as others) also bring up some good points about the
> varaibles. Since mine seem to live around 6k quite often, They see
> more strretching and heat than your soccer mom's car. Then again, I
> never have sludge issues like they do, either ;-)
>
> Tony Hoffman
>
>
> On Thu, Dec 18, 2008 at 8:58 AM,  <MXHOWES at aol.com> wrote:
>> Is not the 60 K (miles) interval kind of old school thinking? I  
>> think  that
>> the improvements in timing belt technology have made the 90 K  
>> interval more  of
>> the norm. Having said that, if I had 86 K on my Audi I would be  
>> either  be
>> shopping for the parts or a good mechanic ... soon. (depending on  
>> how  the car
>> has been driven.)
>>
>> I will open another can of worms by stating that the life of a  
>> timing  belt
>> should be measured by the total time (in hours, revolutions or   
>> years) that the
>> belt has been in service. The soccer mom's Audi is going to have   
>> a lot more
>> hours on the engine at 90 K than the person who does a 90 mile a  
>> day  commute.
>> Also to be considered is how the car is driven ...... do you ever   
>> take it
>> over 3500 RPM? If so, how often?
>> There are a lot of factors to be considered in making a decision  
>> based  on
>> mileage. Since I drive my Audi's very easy and spend a lot of   
>> time on the
>> freeway, a 90 K interval seams more than reasonable.
>>
>>
>> Jim
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