Re: Time for Timing Belts

["Frank Amoroso" <famoroso@sprintmail.com>]

Hs anyone given any thought to applying, let's say, Wurth rubber care to the
belt half was through its service interval, to help keep things from drying
& cracking? Stuff works wonders on door seals, CV boots, & hoses.


-----Original Message-----

>If I owned the V8 with how many valves? 32?, I would likely change the
>cam belt religiously at 60K miles, with the I5's, I would begin to get
>nervous at the 80-90K mark. One problem with this statement, is that so
>many things can influence the belt life, oil leakage getting on the
>belt, correct installation and tensioning, idler pully life, water pump
>life, age of the belt, engine temperature, ambient temperature,
>environmental conditions (high smog area) etc. Using "one" mileage
>number for recommended replacement under all these varying conditions is
>tough when you want to extend the interval past the 60K point.