1998 Mazda 323 Timing Belt or Chain

1998 MAZDA 323

107,073 MILES • 4 CYL • 2WD • MANUAL

VENKATSIDDANI

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Hi Sir

I bought this mazda astina 323 hatch manual 3 yrs back...it was 67000 kms when I bought this car...now 107007 roughly...my question is Do I really need to change timing belt or chain after 100000kms ? please suggest me

Dec 14, 2008 at 8:11 PM

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MHPAUTOS

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Hi there,

You should get the belt changed, although the Astina is not an interference engine, a broken timing belt will strand you, you will have no warning that is about to fail, so i think it would be a good idea to do that as a preventive maintenance measure.

mark (mhpautos)

Dec 15, 2008 at 2:00 AM