timing belt

The scheduled changes are somewhat conservative. Theoretically, another 5 or

10 K won't make much difference, but: *The Fine Manual also has a specification for age (so many years). If you are under that, your odds are pretty good. If you are over, don't put it off. *It is very easy to put it out of your mind. Don't let that happen if you elect to stretch the interval. It's like putting off homework in school... the deadline bears down harder, and you don't really know when the deadline is on the belt until it's too late! Choose a time to do it (like when a tax refund has arrived) and make it stick.

Mike

You didn't say whether you have a 2.2 or a 2.5 engine.

The danger is when you have a 2.5 eng>mfg recommendation ia change at 105,000. anyone had breakage prior to that?

All 2.2s? When did the dohc become sohc? Was either interference?

According to

question I was told ALL 2.5L engines are interference engines.

According to

question I was told ALL 2.5L engines are interference engines.

How about the 2.2 liter engines?

it is a 2.5. i understand the dangers, that is why i wanted to know what margin i could have.

I suspect that the engineered safety margin is ~100% or 200,000 miles. However; number of belt accelerations, tempeture, oil, water or grease contamination will lower the belt life considerably.