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whizmo · 09-06-2010, 06:36 PM

My opinion is that you're in that cost/benefit gray area where you could justify replacing it but wait also. Personally, I don't believe that calendar time is a huge factor in belt wear, so I'd wait until at least 105K. Even 105K is probably a general number that could go up/down by 25% or more depending on how a vehicle has been used (especially climate and underhood temps), so I wouldn't treat it as gospel. Maintenance recommendations like this are broad compromises between the cost of the service vs. the small risk of continuing the part in service, not hard/fast rules.

IOW my recommendation is to change it in the next year or three when it is convenient and you see a good deal. Whether this is 98K or 112K is probably not signficant. But I wouldn't use this as a license to let it go to 150K.

- Mark

09-06-2010, 06:36 PM	#7 (permalink)
whizmo Registered User Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: WA State Posts: 1,817	My opinion is that you're in that cost/benefit gray area where you could justify replacing it but wait also. Personally, I don't believe that calendar time is a huge factor in belt wear, so I'd wait until at least 105K. Even 105K is probably a general number that could go up/down by 25% or more depending on how a vehicle has been used (especially climate and underhood temps), so I wouldn't treat it as gospel. Maintenance recommendations like this are broad compromises between the cost of the service vs. the small risk of continuing the part in service, not hard/fast rules. IOW my recommendation is to change it in the next year or three when it is convenient and you see a good deal. Whether this is 98K or 112K is probably not signficant. But I wouldn't use this as a license to let it go to 150K. - Mark Last edited by whizmo; 09-06-2010 at 06:38 PM.