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Originally Posted by NoBozo
I've had ALL Toyotas since 1974..with a brief stint in 1979 with two Hondas. I can't remember ..I had a Toyota that blew a timing belt on the highway. It was close enough to home that my wife towed me back home. NO Damage to the engine. It was either the '74 Corollla or the Cheap Azz Tercel later on. I did the work myself. I still have the Belt. The belt didn't break. There are teeth missing from the belt.
The 1979 Ferrari 308 had timing belts. The engine was a 3.0 litre V8 making about 230 HP with carberetters..the last before fuel injection.. The Ferrari recomendation was to replace the timing belts every 15,000 miles. It was an "Interference" engine. The cost for routine timing belt replacement was about $1100 in 1988.  NB |
Mine cost me just under $800 with parts.
I was originally told it wasn't a belt but a chain so I never even thought about it until it was in for other maintenance and the mechanic asked if it had been done. The manufacturers manual says replace at 105k and I had 135k on the vehicle. The belt looked fine they said when it was removed but since it's replacement my fuel economy has increased about 2mpg.