What should be the life of second time timing belt/baring

2004 HYUNDAI SANTRO
127,000 MILES • 1.0L • 3 CYL • 2WD • MANUAL
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the first replacment of time belt/baring was at 52000 Km , now its mileage are 127000 Km , please suggest when i need to replace the set.
Feb 25, 2014 at 12:54 AM
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You'll have to convert this from miles, but I recommend every 75,000 miles unless the owner's manual recommends something considerably different. Honda used to recommend every 75,000 miles, and the timing belt commonly broke at around 65,000 miles, leading to bent valves and a very expensive repair. Some manufacturers recommend every 100,000 miles, but if your engine is an "interference" design, I wouldn't wait that long. I don't own any cars with interference engines, so if a timing belt breaks on one of mine, it's not that big of a repair. I just tow it home and throw on a new belt. When you have an interference engine the repair involves removing the cylinder head to replace the bent valves. Recommending early replacement of the timing belt is to avoid that costly repair.
Feb 25, 2014 at 1:07 AM
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