Subject	I did a timing belt change on an 88 Z31 because the woman
Posted by	Gizmo on March 12, 2010 at 12:29 PM
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In Reply To	FSM also doesn't say to change a 15+ yr old wiring harness.. posted by evan_aggie on March 11, 2010 at 10:46 PM
Message	owner wasn't sure how many years since the last change (but knew it had been at least 10) although she only averaged around 4 K per year during that time. The car was kept outside in Pennsylvania for the majority of that time. The cam and crank seals were leaking so I'm glad I opted to change the timing belt, tensioner, tensioner stud, etc. but the belt looked brand new...no teeth missing, no cracks, dry rot, etc. After seeing that, I'm going with Bernie on the age not being a factor (at least not a big one in my mind).
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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