TIMING BeLT

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Originally posted by RavingCivic
how do i know if i need to replace my timing belt? if it looks in GC is it ok? i am at 120K should i do it now even if it looks good? i have had car for 6 1/2 years, DriVen HAAARRRDDD, and i mean RED LIND EVERY TIME every gear, Changed oil at 4-7k miles, replaced Clutch 3 times and tranny once, wtf will changing the timing belt do anyways cept for NOT Break? any other benenfits?


Also how do i adjust timing? i am bout to read haynes manual but i am curious as to the benefits to adjusting timing?
does it affect Gas mileage? (like my cai did, used to get 400 to tank now i get 250 if im lucky) (damn it for trying to hear that thing all the time)

Thanks
Dan

1. Yes replace it now before it goes
2. change your oil more often
3. adjusting the timing (nothing to do with timing belt other than that's where the mark is) can mean 2 things... the cam timing or the ignition timing... you are talking about ignition timing... the only way to tell if your getting power or loosing it by moving the ig. timing forward or back is to dyno it... yes in GENERAL advancing increases performance... while retarding it decreases performance... BE CAREFULL. you can over-advance your timing and make the motor knock which could break something.
4. timing will slightly effect your gas milage..

5. there is something MAJORLY wrong with your car if you are getting 250mi to the tank... unless your boosting/nitrous.
A cai should not reduce your gas milage like that... chances are you are running VERY rich for some other reason...

If your timing belt goes... like oc said that's basically all she wrote for the motor... the head at least... the pistons/rods MIGHT be safe but not likely...

do it NOW.

oh and get a helms they're MUCH better..

And there are NO teeth ANYWHERE that your timing belt going will affect unless you're staring at it smiling when it goes.