I own a 2001 Sonata V6 and have only 28k miles on it. However, the owner manual recommends to replace the timing belt every 4 years or 60k miles. Since I have this car for already 6 years but have low mileage on it do I need to replace the timing belt now? Or should I wait til it'll be around 60k miles? Thanks.
Does the V6 have a belt or does that just apply to the 4? A lot of V6s have chains.
If you have a belt, the key phrase is "whichever comes first". For you it was time before mileage. If your belt goes and trashes the engine, Hyundai is off the hook.
< Message edited by Doohickie -- 6/12/2007 4:37:27 AM >
o1 -sonata would have the belt and i would difintly change it - there also a hydrulic tensioner that may be leaking i would consider changing it while your there
The timing belt if not driven a whole lot after time will start to conform to the sahpe in which it sits. So they say change in out after 4 yrs, especially if it isn't driven much. I've seen one of these belts break because it sat to long in one spot and conformed to that shape..after it was ran for a couple weeks...bam! It broke..lucky it wasnt an interference motor.
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