Has anyone had a Timing Belt Break?
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Has anyone had a Timing Belt Break? - 12/25/2006 8:23:21 AM
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mrbill
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If yes, would very much appreciate some details including the model, year, and mileage. Did engine damage occur?
Opinions on the need to change the belt at 60,000 miles?
I have a 2001 Tib and a 2001 Accent. Both have about 70,000 miles. Dealer wants about $400 to change the belt so I’m looking at an $800 repair bill. Read a previous post that indicated the belt that was replaced at around 75,000 miles looked almost new. Don’t want to spend the bucks if the chances of one breaking are very slim.
TIA
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RE: Has anyone had a Timing Belt Break? - 2/11/2007 6:34:52 PM
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Lostwrench
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What are the regular maintenance items which the manufacturers don't mention?
I have never heard of a timing belt breaking. I think it is more likely it would wear and then jump over a gear tooth than break.
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RE: Has anyone had a Timing Belt Break? - 2/11/2007 8:30:45 PM
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magyarbacsi
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Belts reach a point in life when they are more apt to break. Manufacturers have come up with a milage figure where the belt is still safe and replace it at that level. Yes, you can push it well above that figure or it may even fail prematurely. Ever buy something new and had to return it in the next few days as it was faulty. Yep, you can keep the belt and wonder if it will go at 99,000 miles, Murphy's law prevails. I have seen them break but not at under 100k. Even if it just slips timing, that can put the valve vs piston timing out of sinc and destroying the motor.
Hyundai is not the only one requiring belt change at that interval. Toyota is around 70k.If its under warranty, you have little choice. You can find a shop manual and try to do it yourself. The belt and pulleys are around $140. Hyundai is stingy with their later year manuals and cant be found, yet. Even the DIY forum that you can subscribe to can only get some of the 06 Hyundai specs.
When I find an item questionable on my car I ask myself, do I want to change it in the comfort of my drive way with all the tools and parts store near by, or on the side of the road in 90 degree weather and wife and kids in the car melting away, or in drenching rain.
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RE: Has anyone had a Timing Belt Break? - 2/12/2007 12:20:04 AM
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moonz
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RE: Has anyone had a Timing Belt Break? - 2/12/2007 12:05:45 PM
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Doohickie
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I broke a timing belt on an Escort at 84,000 miles. If it had been an interference engine (i.e., valves and cylinders collide if timing is off), the car would have been trash. As it was, I was able to get it going again.
Hyundais do have interference engines. If the timing belt snaps, the engine is toast, plain & simple. AND the timing belt is required to be replaced at 60,000 miles. If you're up to 70k, you're on borrowed time. If it snaps and the engine needs to be replaced, it will NOT be covered under warranty under any circumstance.
You need to get those belts changed ASAP.
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I’m all for the ounce of prevention thing but also know that some scheduled maintenance recommendations may be way over emphasized, thus unnecessary as far as the interval is concerned.
This is not an ounce of prevention being worth a pound of cure; it's more like a TON of cure. Your engine will certainly be trash if your belt goes. I've heard of it happening on other Hyundai forums, and people are very disappointed when the engine replacement is NOT covered under warranty. Basically, if you haven't done that required maintenance and it breaks, you don't have a leg to stand on.
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IT would be great to get some feedback with model, year and mileage from those who have over 60K and have not replaced the belt
