Unless you have gears directly driving your camshaft, as part of an internal combustion engine you will have either a timing belt or timing chain performing that task. So the cost of attending to the timing belt is well worth it in the long run. If you avoid doing this service and the belt or chain stretches, deteriorates, or breaks, it will more than likely cost you an engine without any warning. Which is what you might well be doing in the future if you don’t replace the timing belt when recommended! Have you just received a quote for a car service and wondered why you will have to pull out the plastic to pay for it? It’s probably an indication that the service you’re having done includes the replacement of your timing belt, or timing chain (different names, but they do the same job… more on that later).Ī timing belt is one of the more expensive and intensive services your vehicle will go through, second only to the non-service task of replacing or reconditioning the engine. ![]() To avoid you coming to a halt in the middle of the road, because of a banging, crash of pistons and valves fighting with each other, let’s investigate what the timing belt is, what it does, and why it costs so much to replace or repair. And often the extra expense is all down to a crucial part of the engine called the timing belt. ![]() Somewhere around each 40,000 to 150,000 kilometres – it varies from model to model – servicing your car gets to be a big pain in the wallet.
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