120,000 miles timingbelt change???

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Mar 8, 2007 | 05:33 PM

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techbod

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RE: 120,000 miles timing belt change???

#1 is for 1994 to 2001 #2 is from 2001 to 2004 (take note of the different tensioners)

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Mar 9, 2007 | 01:36 AM

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acetrebo

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RE: 120,000 miles timingbelt change???

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ORIGINAL: Cosmic Fur

acetrebo, I kind of hinted at it in my post - it's 2001.

Right, but which engine, 1.8 or v6?
Reagrdless, change it at 100k or so for peace of mind. Even though the 1.8 says 120k, thats why I was asking for year/engine. Manual says 105k for v6, 120k for 1.8.

Mar 9, 2007 | 01:39 AM

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Cosmic Fur

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RE: 120,000 miles timingbelt change???

Oh, sorry man, 1.8t.

Mar 9, 2007 | 04:27 AM

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Sp33d07

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RE: 120,000 miles timingbelt change???

but those who has done stuff to their car as of performance wise(chip, exhaust, biggerturbo etc.) shouldnt that decrease the life of the timing belt by putting more pressure on it since the car has more power then it was designed for?

Mar 9, 2007 | 10:22 AM

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techbod

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RE: 120,000 miles timing belt change???

now your thinking the right way, push your engine hard and half the maintenance schedule times or at least check things much more often to compensate for that lead foot and the mods