Why you should change your timing belt every 60k, a pic is worth a thousand words Options

[presure2]

here is a pic of a toyota 5sfe timing belt with ~100k on it..it came outta itchyb's old 5sfe.
this is the reason toyota recommends doing the timing belt every 60k.



good stuff, heh heh..

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[Bitter]

i inspected my 60k old belt at 120K on the dot, it can go a couple thousand more miles.

i twisted it back and forth and ran my fingernail over the back of it. the belt wasnt signifigantly glazed and i couldnt feel any cracks on the backside of it.

i wish i had a timing chain instead of a belt.

[94GT]

i inspected my 60k old belt at 120K on the dot, it can go a couple thousand more miles.

i twisted it back and forth and ran my fingernail over the back of it. the belt wasnt signifigantly glazed and i couldnt feel any cracks on the backside of it.

i wish i had a timing chain instead of a belt.

Maybe I'm not reading this right. You opened everything up just to inspect it and you didn't bother replacing it? You sure you're not talking about the serpentine belt? There's a huge difference. You can't see the timing belt from the outside. It's completely covered.