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alka
11-10-2008, 07:01 AM
Hi, Another thing to check before start spending money, Present it has 186,000Kms , when it is required to go for a Timinig belt change ? The Service mnaual does not show anything at all about this close to this milage. I got Wtaer Pump chnaged back @ 100,000 Kms ( was a different problem still got it replaced), Do not know if all the changing Plugs alongwtih Timing belt to be done together or not..
Pl. advice.

Thanks in advance.

Alka[&o]

old dog
11-10-2008, 09:36 AM
you do not have a timing belt it is a chain ,you don't have to change as a matter of preventative maintenance ,unless you just want to tear the whole front of the engine apart ! you are getting some miles on it ,but i only Had to rebuild the head's on my sisters at 150,000 miles rebuilt engine at 200,000 mile's (they were hard miles ).