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Old 04-15-2014, 01:37 PM   #10 (permalink)
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My timing belt with only about 60k miles snapped on the freeway and left me stranded in 10 degree weather waiting on a tow truck for 45 mins. (I hate timing belts)

They aren't that bad, but when things go wrong, things go wrong. Luckily I didn't suffer engine damage, but most people need their heads rebuilt after something like that. I think Honda recommends timing belts every 90k? They aren't hard to change out yourself, but it's still a pain if you drive 30-40k miles a year and you have to worry about the belt. Actually for me the tensioner was the culprit that lead to the belt breaking, so that's a common problem between chains and belts.
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