What mileage should I have the timing belt.

Tiny
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  • 2001 TOYOTA AVALON
  • 60,000 MILES
What mileage should I have the timing belt replaced?
Monday, January 14th, 2013 AT 4:43 PM

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Tiny
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Depends on which engine you have. If it's an "interference" engine, unless it says differently in the owner's manual, I'd be getting nervous by 75,000 miles. When the belt breaks on an interference engine, any open valves will be hit and bent by the pistons as they coast to a stop. That gets to be a real expensive repair.
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Monday, January 14th, 2013 AT 10:14 PM

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