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

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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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i pulled the side cover below the valve cover and inspected the timing belt.
toyota 1zzfe, 2zzfe are both using timing chains and have had very very few chain failures considering the large volumes of those engines worldwide.

you cant compare VW to a toyota when discussing reliabilty, thats like comparing a corolla to an evo and saying that toyotas are all slow.