timing belt, mx-5

Aug 26, 2006 4 Replies

our '91 just turned 140k. we bought it at



107k, and the timing belt had been replaced at around 80k, as i recall. the car runs true and tight. one source says change the belt every 105k, another (miata garage) every 60k. i gather the worst that could happen if the belt breaks is that....it breaks. no engine meltdown or busted pistons, the apparatus being non-interference. the temptation is to just keep going and see what happens, calling if necessary that faithful companion over the years, the triple-a tow truck guy. bad idea? thanks for any thoughts. art




On one hand is the cost of preemptive replacement at your convenience; on the other is the eventual surprise of breaking down at a random time and place. Murphy's Law predicts it will be at 3 a.m., in the middle of nowhere (or the worst part of town), in a driving rainstorm, with a dead cellphone battery. Feelin' lucky? :-)

Well said Lanny!

Chris

99BBB

it's best to be sensible, guys. thanks...

Lanny, Remember Flanagens Law, "Murphy was an optimist" ! :-)

Bruce Bing '03 LS

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