Wife has a 2002 Elantra with 46000 miles. Is the 4 cylinder engine an interference engine and what is the recommended mileage to replace the timing belt?
From the factory, does anyone know what type of spark plugs were used - platinum, iridium, copper? and also the recommended mileage to replace the plugs.
Thanks
Four years or 60,000 miles
Probably platinum, but any type of plugs will work. The NGK V-Power copper plugs are popular, as they provide better performance than platinum or iridium plugs at a bargain basement price (
Answers to both should be in the owners manual.
Matt
Actually -
a) Information about an engine being an interference engine would never be in the owner's manual. Service manual (the one that costs a good bit of money and does not come with the car), yes, maybe even possibly the maintenance guide that does come with your car, though usually that only lists the change interval;
b) The '02 Elantra 2.0L 4-cyl>> Wife has a 2002 Elantra with 46000 miles. Is the 4 cylinder engine an
You don't have to pay a dime for the service manual. Simply go to
"Rev. Tom Wenndt" wrote in news: snipped-for-privacy@enews4.newsguy.com:
I would not try that. My sister had a Hyundai Elantra which she bought new and the belt failed at 62,000 miles and destroyed the engine.. She was not aware that the belt has to replaced at the recommended intervals to prevent such events from happening. Why gamble for 6 months more driving and risk an expensive engine failure??
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