2003 Kia Sorento drive belts

Just wondering what makes you feel the belts need changing? Do they show signs of wear?Cracking?Making noise? Here is some Sorento sites that have many owners with answers>

I agree 60K replacment is unneeded. Many have 100K+ on their timing belts and are still running just fine. I think the 60k is just a (cover your butt item for the engine Mfg.s.

Yes, but some engines are harder on timing belts than others. I know of some engines where the recommended maintenance interval is 40,000 and that is pushing it.

The problem is, with interference engines, you just don't want to take the chance. Those crazy timing belts have a way of delivering their message the hard way.

The intervals are indeed different from vehicle to vehicle, and I doubt that those numbers are selected randomly. Okay, some may look fine at 60,000, but with an interference engine, where would you still feel comfortable at -

70? 80? 90? It's not like you can carefully inspect it whenever you want. At some point I would just go paranoid.

Funny thing - I had a Chrysler that had a scheduled interval of 105,000 - pretty generous. But two different belts broke at just over 90,000. Fortunately, that was a non-interference engine, and no problem to get taken care of.

Tom Wenndt