NO>They must have one bad-ass timing belt then, as all of the gas powered
NO>engines that I can think of off-hand have a timing belt interval between
NO>45 and 60K.  The farthest I have ever seen a timing belt make it (in a
NO>gas motor) is 79K after which the car needed a timing belt and a valve
NO>job (it was a honda civic or crx, I think).
NO>Most OHC diesel engines will go 80-90K on the timing belt because they
NO>never experience the violent accel. that a gas engine delivers.
it's been my experience that they WILL usually make it a lot longer than
45 to 60k.... its just that the manufacturer reccomends changing it
before then just because its such a mess if it actually DOES break.
especially on hondas where the valves end up crushing themselves..
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