> He > >looked at mine and claimed it was good for lots more mileage. It > broke the > >next week! Last time I consulted an expert. > > Some "expert". > > YOU CANNOT TELL THE BELT'S HEALTH BY LOOKING AT IT. > > One moment it looks fine, the next it's broken! Well, yes and no. Granted, a belt can look fine and not be. But a belt can also look like hell, a very good sign that it's not fine. A few years ago, the Rabbit diesel I was driving had about 60K since the timing belt had been changed (the belt was about 3 years old) - popped the timing belt cover off to look at it, and you could see cracks on the inside of the belt. This visual inspection just reinforced what I was already gonna do - change the belt. It just put things in perspective, like - don't drive this thing anymore until this gets changed. ~j. |
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