Subject	I worked on a VG that lost belt tension and did fine w. just
Posted by	Bernie (NoVA) on March 11, 2010 at 11:17 PM
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In Reply To	Anyone ever hear of a belt breaking and no valve damage? posted by TTkeeper on March 11, 2010 at 08:34 PM
Message	a new idler pulley - however that's not at all the norm. Bernie Bilski berniebilski@cox.net 1995 Nissan 300ZX TwinTurbo in Cobalt Green 1997 Nissan 240SX SE in Ultra Red ZCCNV #390 ~ ECZA #368
Follow Ups	Should timing belt be changed just because of age ? - TTkeeper 18:25:44 03/11/10 Funny, I was just wondering the same thing. - Agent X 20:11:27 03/11/10 roughly 6-7 years IIRC (n/m) - Under_Powered 20:14:23 03/11/10 Varies, first thing is whether the car is in a climate - sleepy-z 20:15:06 03/11/10 According to the FSM age is not a factor on the belt service (n/m) - Bernie (NoVA) 20:19:38 03/11/10 FSM also doesn't say to change a 15+ yr old wiring harness.. - evan_aggie 22:46:46 03/11/10 I did a timing belt change on an 88 Z31 because the woman - Gizmo 12:29:02 03/12/10 They also don't tell you to replace the head lights.... - Bernie (NoVA) 16:55:12 03/12/10 I just changed mine on my 95 TT. The car had just under..... - Ziceman(East TN) 20:23:51 03/11/10 Anyone ever hear of a belt breaking and no valve damage? - TTkeeper 20:34:30 03/11/10 Not on a VG, no. You'd be INSANELY lucky (n/m) - BigTDogg (MA) 21:01:18 03/11/10 Yes, on non-interference engines. (n/m) - Under_Powered 21:33:08 03/11/10 I worked on a VG that lost belt tension and did fine w. just - Bernie (NoVA) 23:17:01 03/11/10 I part out a lot of cars at my shop... - Vert93 (MN) 21:16:25 03/11/10 Do you really want to find out the hard way? (n/m) - ZiNnYc 06:47:17 03/12/10 ^^This is the correct response. - Z_Cherub 09:04:06 03/12/10 Re: Should timing belt be changed just because of age ? - toyz 09:02:49 03/12/10 for some reason 60K or 7 years comes to mind. (n/m) - Halo Z 20:17:10 03/12/10
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