> > As some of you know I work in a repair shop too, On the Hook came a 94 >Eurovan 73K >on the clock. Timing belt broke! > > This tells me a couple of things; > > One that if there is an interval to do a service, LISTEN! > > And 2 that the theroy of the newer timing belts being made similar to >the Japanese >car belts lasting 90 K, I Don't Think So! > > Just want ed to pass on the word about the Mileage. I've seen Jettas, >Golfs Etc go >80-90K on a belt. The weight of the vehicle may have something to do with >the mileage >too. > > Eurovan Drivers Beware. > What kind of damage, if any, was done to the engine by running with a broken belt (however briefly that may have been?) As for the service interval on these: Volvo dropped theirs a few years back from 60K miles down to 45K I think it was. I didn't find out until it was time for a 60K mile service though! Luckily it didn't break. So it's not just VW's that need to be watched. -rick Rick Gordon Bainbridge Island, WA, USA ------------------------------------- rickgo@halcyon.com http://www.halcyon.com/rickgo/ KC7QEG finger for PGP public key fingerprint -------------------------------------
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