Re: Tightning the belt, its all in the timming.

[jdouglas@mitre.org (jason douglas)]

>
>I'd appreciate your wisdom on this topic because my 10V turbo has 75K
>miles on it.  The dealer has told me not to even worry about the timing
>belt until 100K miles.  I'd like to believe him, but maybe he's just
>forgoing the quick buck now in hopes of a big repair bill when the belt
>breaks!

The mechanic who did mine said the belts rarely break unless they get oily.
So you are 
probably Ok.

Nevertheless, even if the belt breaks without any engine damage, the repair
bill could be rather nasty.
Lets say you are 50 miles from home. It will cost you a bit  to get the car
home.  Or maybe
you'll take a chance with a local mechanic?  Finding one with the right
tools will be hard.  And thats 
not to mention the aggravation, personal transportation costs, and possible
interference with
your work that might ensue.

I loosened the cover and looked at the belt regularly when my mileage got
up.  Then I
had it done when I could get a reasonable price (after I'd satisfied myself
that the tools were
too pricey to do it myself).  


Jason Douglas