265000k on my timing belt .... should I change it?

[Prafeston]

It actually says 112205 in the number...I'm guessing he's just going by that.

[B3Festiva]

Re: 265000k on my timing belt .... should I change it?

yup

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[sactnato]

I guess I'll be taking off the TB cover to find the date on the timing belt to see how old it is. My Festy has 265K.

[Damkid]

265000k on my timing belt .... should I change it?

Timing belt is an easy job on a B3, if your worried about it breaking, just change the belt then

[nitrofarm]

A date eans nothing really right? Just when it was made,not installed. Or am I missing something?

[Prafeston]

A date eans nothing really right? Just when it was made,not installed. Or am I missing something?

True...but with it being a 2005 date...you at least know it's been changed!

[bassman]

My 93 (the one in these pics) had a flange on the crank pully so I had to lower the engine to get at the bolt.. as far as timing marks and doing the work it was easy. But I do have a heated shop and a killer set of tools!

[Twistiva]

My 93 (the one in these pics) had a flange on the crank pully so I had to lower the engine to get at the bolt.. as far as timing marks and doing the work it was easy. But I do have a heated shop and a killer set of tools!

bassman -

So is your Festy a B3 or not?

(Did I miss that somewhere in your posts?)

[B3Festiva]

Re: 265000k on my timing belt .... should I change it?

i replaced my timing belt with a red gates racing belt when i first got it.

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[bassman]

Stock 93 festiva..

[TorqueEffect]

I need to change mine as well, trying to hold off doing it until it warms up outside because I have no heated garage to work in.

[Bert]

Good of you to post a picture of the old timing belt along with identifier and manufacturer. For folks that have never tangled with engines other than oil changes and superficial tune-ups a timing belt change on a B3 is definitely a 'rite of passage' for transcending from 'pretend mechanic' to 'become-fledged' auto handi-man. Now you can also begin to appreciate what Festy owners of swapped B8s and BPs have to go through when they try to do theirs.