Why do you want to take risk? Do you know what happens to your car engine when timing belt break? If you do, you won’t risk your engine to save few hundred dollar in replacement cost. Different belt manufacturers and car brand have clearly mentioned in owner manual & car belt specification about uses of both in terms of time and running mileages.
Best Practice for Replacement Intervals
Timing Belt is Rubberized material toothed belt to link camshaft & crankshaft. It works fine if you don’t see and observe Timing Belt bad symptoms. It is highly recommended to replace on specified intervals to get your engine working fine. Misaligned & over or less stretched belt would break early.
Replacement after Mileages
It starts from 60,000 miles travel to 100,000 miles
Replacement after Time
Even If you haven’t travel for mentioned miles but you still replace your belt after 4-5 years of life.
Cost Saving Options
- Owners do not want to replace because of high costing and replacement of timing belt is not only replacing this part. Sometimes interlinked parts like water pumps, tensioner, timing pulleys are also effected with time passage. Owner can save cost if they know timing belt replacement procedure. Do it yourself. Its easy.
- Keep checking your belt after sometime. Whenever you visit mechanic, ask him to check belt too if it is loose or tight. Loose belt creates slippages and tight belt harms pulleys.
- Also check belt tooth. Observe closely. Ask your mechanic to check pulleys if you find any tooth broke.
- Try cleaning. You can use high pressure air to remove dust or sand. Do it specially when you wash your car..
| Honda | |||
| Engine | Interference | Intervals/ Replace | |
| 1 | 1.2 | Yes | N/A |
| 2 | 1.3 | Yes | 60,000 |
| 3 | 1.5 | Yes | 60,000 |
| 4 | 1.6 | Yes | 90,000 |
| 5 | 1.8 | Yes | 60,000 |
| 6 | 2.0(SOHC) | Yes | 90,000 |
| 7 | 2.0(DOHC) | Yes | 90,000 |
| 8 | 2.1 | Yes | 90,000 |
| 9 | 2.2(SOHC) | Yes | 90,000 |
| 10 | 2.2(DOHC) | Yes | 90,000 |
| 11 | 2.2(DOHC Passport) | Yes | 75,000 |
| 12 | 2.3 | Yes | 90,000 |
| 13 | 2.6 | Yes | 75,000 |
| 14 | 2.7 | Yes | 90,000 |
| 15 | 3.0 | Yes | 105,000 |
| 16 | 3.2 | Yes | 75,000 |
| 17 | 3.5 | Yes | 90,000 |
| Ford | |||
| Engine | Interference | Intervals/ Replace | |
| 1 | 1.3 | No | 60,000 |
| 2 | 1.6(SOHC) | Yes | 60,000 |
| 3 | 1.6(DOHC) | No | 60,000 |
| 4 | 1.8 | No | 60,000 |
| 5 | 1.9 | No | N/A |
| 6 | 2.0(SOHC Gas) | No | 100,000 |
| 7 | 2.0(DOHC Gas) | Yes | 60,000 |
| 8 | 2.0(Diesel) | Yes | N/A |
| 9 | 2.2 | Yes | 50,000 |
| 10 | 2.3(SOHC Gas) | No | N/A |
| 11 | 2.3(Diesel) | Yes | N/A |
| 12 | 2.5(4 Cyl.) | No | 105,000 |
| 13 | 2.5(6 Cyl.) | No | 30,000 |
| 14 | 3.0(SOHC) | Yes | 105,000 |
| 15 | 3.0(SHO) | No | 60,000 |
| 16 | 3.2(SHO) | No | 00,000 |
| 17 | 3.3 | Yes | 105,000 |
| Audi | |||
| Engine | Interference | Intervals/ Replace | |
| 1 | 1.6 | No | 60,000 |
| 2 | 1.7 | No | 60,000 |
| 3 | 1.8(SOHC) | No | 60,000 |
| 4 | 1.8(DOHC) | Yes | 60,000 |
| 5 | 2.0(Gas) | No | 60,000 |
| 6 | 2.0(Diesel) | Yes | 60,000 |
| 7 | 2.2 & 2.3 | No | 60,000 |
| 8 | 2.7 | Yes | 60,000 |
| 9 | 2.8 | Yes | 60,000 |
| 10 | 3.7 | Yes | 60,000 |
| 11 | 4.2 | Yes | 60,000 |
| BMW | |||
| Engine | Interference | Intervals/ Replace | |
| 1 | 2.5 | Yes | 60,000 |
| 2 | 2.7 | Yes | 60,000 |
| Toyota | |||
| Engine | Interference | Intervals/ Replace | |
| 1 | 1.5(1A-C 3A-C) | Yes | 60,000 |
| 2 | 1.5(5E-FE) | No | 60,000 |
| 3 | 1.6(SOHC) | No | 60,000 |
| 4 | 1.6(DOHC) | Yes | 60,000 |
| 5 | 1.8(Gas) | No | 60,000 |
| 6 | 1.8(Diesel) | Yes | 60,000 |
| 7 | 2.0 | No | 60,000 |
| 8 | 2.2(Gas) | No | 60,000 |
| 9 | 2.2(Diesel) | Yes | 60,000 |
| 10 | 2.4(Diesel) | Yes | 60,000 |
| 11 | 2.5 | No | 60,000 |
| 12 | 2.8 | No | 60,000 |
| 13 | 3.0(Inline 6) | No | 60,000 |
| 14 | 3.0(2JZ-GE) | Yes | 60,000 |
| 15 | 3.0V-6) | No | 60,000 |
| 16 | 3.4 | No | 60,000 |
| 17 | 4.7 | Yes | 90,000 |
