PING Warman

I shiver at the mere mention of Cambodian Tire....

The car has a belt rather than a chain..... I can't recall the factory recommendation but, given that the belt is (if it is the original) 15 years old, there is cause for concern. It's not a matter of "IF" it will fail... it's a matter of "WHEN".

Here's where it gets cloudy.... we know that Cambodian tire is built on upselling... If the car isn't having any current drivability concerns, I would say that changing the belt (again, I don't know the cars history) is likely good preventive care. If a running problem exists, cam and intermediate shaft timing can be checked without getting too intrusive and cam timing shouldn't be too great of an issue. Far more cam timing problems come from mis-reading the timing marks that any other source... failed belts will result in a no start or a stalled/no restart condition.

Double whanny... if the advice is good, she'll wonder why she's your "ex"... if the advice is bad... well, let's just leave it unsaid 8^)

HTH

I turn to you for advice, again... :)

What's the time to replace this item, and more importantly, is there a replacement interval? I can't find one.

Do these things go or last forever?

Reason I ask is I'm trying to be nice to my ex who is getting info from mechanics at CDN Tire...

Thx!

Brad

Be advised, the stocks belt go bad in a hurry. It isn't likely to lose a rib or two, it is likely to crap out completely. The cover piece is a PITA to get off. The last 3 I did I had to heat up the main bolt with a torch first.

Good luck.

Don Manning

I turn to you for advice, again... :)

What's the time to replace this item, and more importantly, is there a replacement interval? I can't find one.

Do these things go or last forever?

Reason I ask is I'm trying to be nice to my ex who is getting info from mechanics at CDN Tire...

Thx!

Brad

Jim, Don, thanks! I appreciate the advice, and just don't trust CDN Tire enough to take their word for it...

I appreciate your time as always!

Brad

The car has a belt rather than a chain..... I can't recall the factory recommendation but, given that the belt is (if it is the original) 15 years old, there is cause for concern. It's not a matter of "IF" it will fail... it's a matter of "WHEN".

Here's where it gets cloudy.... we know that Cambodian tire is built on upselling... If the car isn't having any current drivability concerns, I would say that changing the belt (again, I don't know the cars history) is likely good preventive care. If a running problem exists, cam and intermediate shaft timing can be checked without getting too intrusive and cam timing shouldn't be too great of an issue. Far more cam timing problems come from mis-reading the timing marks that any other source... failed belts will result in a no start or a stalled/no restart condition.

Double whanny... if the advice is good, she'll wonder why she's your "ex"... if the advice is bad... well, let's just leave it unsaid 8^)

HTH

I turn to you for advice, again... :)

What's the time to replace this item, and more importantly, is there a replacement interval? I can't find one.

Do these things go or last forever?

Reason I ask is I'm trying to be nice to my ex who is getting info from mechanics at CDN Tire...

Thx!

Brad

recommendation but, given that the belt is (if it is the original) 15 years old, there is cause for concern. It's not a matter of "IF" it will fail... it's a matter of "WHEN".

upselling... If the car isn't having any current drivability concerns, I would say that changing the belt (again, I don't know the cars history) is likely good preventive care. If a running problem exists, cam and intermediate shaft timing can be checked without getting too intrusive and cam timing shouldn't be too great of an issue. Far more cam timing problems come from mis-reading the timing marks that any other source... failed belts will result in a no start or a stalled/no restart condition.

the advice is bad... well, let's just leave it unsaid 8^)

lmfao i say that about all new fords not if they fail but when h u r c