I should really go change my timing belt
No and no. I'm also a military vet. Thank you for your service.Are you new to cars? Under 25 years old?
This is very perplexing to me that you're older than 25, not new to cars, but you've never heard of a timing belt breaking. And likewise, tyfys as well.No and no. I'm also a military vet. Thank you for your service.
Maybe if it was a flying car. Definitely could happen with a meteorite.Can't happen.
Exactly.Maybe if it was a flying car. Definitely could happen with a meteorite.
My parents sold their '85 Accord to a friend in 1993 to be his son's college car. He drove it a couple of years, and the timing belt broke on the interstate. Trashed some valves, probably ruined some pistons. I never got the full story on the repair but it was not cheap.Is anyone aware of any genuine OEM Toyota timing belt that ever failed, whether it was the result of high mileage or old age? I have heard stories of aftermarket timing belts that broke, but not OEM. Of course, I don't know everything that's going on out there, so that's why I'm asking.
My brother lived just east of Ft Worth (NRH) for 20 yrs. at times in the summer (Temps 80-105ish) the humidity was dang near bayou-esque.While not comparable to the mild climate portions of California....The real arid regions of Texas are west of where I live. Get's more Sub-Tropical the further East & South you go.
Midland/Odessa & DFW might as well be on different planets.
Had one stretch on a 2000 4 cylinder Camry.May NOT break, but wears and stretches, and will come off the pully. When replacing also check the tension. Finding these days that the tensioner often needs replacing too!
So that really makes a strong case to use a kit for the replacement instead of just the belt alone.The belts do not break on their own, they break because something else failed.
Water pump seized, belt tensioner failed, idler pulley failed...
The belts have cords inside of them like a tire.
They are made of a synthetic rubber that is designed for high heat and contamination. The engine bay is a very very not friendly place for fragile things.
Do I have proof of them not failing on their own? Nope. Nothing other than experience.
It has happened. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peekskill_meteoriteCan't happen.
One of my ex's mom's had the same car and the timing belt broke and left her stranded. That was probably around 2010. So probably still the original belt.In 2007, my stepmother's 2000 Camry 2.2L 4 cylinder had its original timing belt break at almost exactly 120k miles. That was the day we learned it was a non-interference engine.