Ben: I changed mine at 75k and 145k. I'm at 150k now. Bentley only indicates a change at 60k for the Diesel engine (mum on the gas 5 cyl). Besides mileage, you may want to consider that the belt is 8 years old. Maynard Southard OvO '79 '82 Westy Diesel "Reinhardt" '93 EV GL "Klinger" '00 Golf GLS TDI "WooHoo" '84 Jetta GL TD "Donor" On Monday, July 16, 2001 9:59 AM, Ben McArthur <bmcarthr@SOUTHERN.EDU> wrote: > I have a 1993 Eurovan 5-cylinder standard transmission with 82,000. My > service manual says that timing belts should be changed at 60,000 miles > for 16-valve engines. How does this relate to my regular 5-cylinder. I > don't have a clue as what I should do about my timing belt. Any > suggestions? > > Ben McArthur |
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