timing belt failure mileage

canerb · **Posted:** Mon Aug 03, 2015 10:19 am

hi,
i know the recommended timing belt replacement interval for 2.8 crd is 100k miles but i wanted to know what is the lowest mileage crd you heard of with timing belt failure?
i bougth my 04 export crd at 102k and now it is 107k. i will change the tb in a few weeks in the meantime i am not using it more than 100 miles per week. do you think is there a chance that tb won't make it few more weeks?

thanks

flman · **Posted:** Mon Aug 03, 2015 10:24 am

Yup!

LMWatBullRun · **Posted:** Mon Aug 03, 2015 10:31 am

canerb wrote:

hi,
i know the recommended timing belt replacement interval for 2.8 crd is 100k miles but i wanted to know what is the lowest mileage crd you heard of with timing belt failure?
i bougth my 2004 crd at 102k and now it is 107k. i will change the tb in a few weeks in the meantime i am not using it more than 100 miles per week. do you think is there a chance that tb won't make it few more weeks?

thanks

Not just mileage but time. Your belt is 11 years old. Most manufacturers state x miles or 6 years.

Good luck.

WolverineFW · **Posted:** Mon Aug 03, 2015 3:55 pm

Someone here had a failure at 83,000 miles approximately and that was several years ago with a much younger belt.

I guess you like to gamble.

dirtmover · **Posted:** Mon Aug 03, 2015 4:54 pm

canerb wrote:

....do you think is there a chance that tb won't make it few more weeks?

you've got to ask yourself one question: 'Do I feel lucky?' Well, do you, punk?

area52 · **Posted:** Tue Aug 04, 2015 12:06 am

WolverineFW wrote:

Someone here had a failure at 83,000 miles approximately and that was several years ago with a much younger belt.

I guess you like to gamble.

That would be me! Luckily I found this Lost forum and the good people on here walked me and my mechanic thru the resurrection. :BANANA:

canerb · **Posted:** Tue Aug 04, 2015 2:27 am

ok, today i'll order a new timing belt.
what do you think about Gates?
http://www.hepsiburada.com/gates-triger ... TK015586XS

Sir Sam · **Posted:** Tue Aug 04, 2015 9:33 am

canerb wrote:

ok, today i'll order a new timing belt.
what do you think about Gates?
http://www.hepsiburada.com/gates-triger ... TK015586XS

Gates is good quality. You should also replace the water pump.

geordi · **Posted:** Tue Aug 04, 2015 10:58 am

The complete kit that you need is available from IDparts.com for $400. If you need installation help, I am the travelling mechanic for these vehicles. Don't wait on the job though - your belt is already TWICE the age that it should be to be replaced, and every time you start the motor, you are risking that $400 job becoming a $900 job... And that is just parts.

canerb · **Posted:** Tue Aug 04, 2015 11:19 am

since i live in istanbul i can't buy complete kit from idparts

i ordered both gates timing belt (including idlers and tensioner) and graf water pump.
i also talked to the mechanic about the job. he'll replace them on friday.

costs:
water pump: 90$
timing belt: 150$
mechanic labor: 90$

i am hoping water pump comes with an o-ring and gasket, timing belt comes with a timing cover gasket

flman · **Posted:** Tue Aug 04, 2015 6:29 pm

canerb wrote:

since i live in istanbul i can't buy complete kit from idparts

i ordered both gates timing belt (including idlers and tensioner) and graf water pump.
i also talked to the mechanic about the job. he'll replace them on friday.

costs:
water pump: 90$
timing belt: 150$
mechanic labor: 90$

i am hoping water pump comes with an o-ring and gasket, timing belt comes with a timing cover gasket

You are getting quite a deal on the labor, if the mechanic does it right?

jws84_02 · **Posted:** Tue Aug 04, 2015 7:49 pm

Also you need to replace both idlers and tb tensioner while your in there

canerb · **Posted:** Wed Aug 05, 2015 1:47 am

jws84_02 wrote:

Also you need to replace both idlers and tb tensioner while your in there

they come with the tb i bought. i'll replace them as well

canerb · **Posted:** Wed Aug 05, 2015 1:52 am

flman wrote:

You are getting quite a deal on the labor, if the mechanic does it right?

90$ is equal to 250TRY in local currency. it is not expensive but it is not cheap either

canerb · **Posted:** Fri Aug 07, 2015 6:48 am

update: today the mechanic changed the tb. the old tb looks preetty good. i guess the first owner of the car has already changed the tb and water pump.
so we installed new belt, tensioner and pulley but we didn't install new water pump

Sir Sam · **Posted:** Fri Aug 07, 2015 3:18 pm

canerb wrote:

update: today the mechanic changed the tb. the old tb looks preetty good. i guess the first owner of the car has already changed the tb and water pump.
so we installed new belt, tensioner and pulley but we didn't install new water pump

I didn't do the water pump either, 50k miles later it died and trashed my rockers. Do the water pump. This stuff all looks good untill it doesn't.

canerb · **Posted:** Fri Aug 07, 2015 4:16 pm

Sir Sam wrote:

I didn't do the water pump either, 50k miles later it died and trashed my rockers. Do the water pump. This stuff all looks good untill it doesn't.

after today i decided to sell my jeep when i realized first owner put 12v 60Ah 540A battery on, so i also need to buy new battery with higher CCA and 72Ah capacity. so the water pump doesnt matter anymore

i spent too much money on my jeep since april and it just keep making new problems :banghead:

ShaqDiesel · **Posted:** Sat Aug 08, 2015 1:09 am

canerb wrote:

Sir Sam wrote:

I didn't do the water pump either, 50k miles later it died and trashed my rockers. Do the water pump. This stuff all looks good untill it doesn't.

after today i decided to sell my jeep when i realized first owner put 12v 60Ah 540A battery on, so i also need to buy new battery with higher CCA and 72Ah capacity. so the water pump doesnt matter anymore

i spent too much money on my jeep since april and it just keep making new problems :banghead:

That's a bummer, man.

rotordriver · **Joined:** Mon Mar 28, 2011 8:35 pm **Posts:** 44

canerb wrote:

Sir Sam wrote:

I didn't do the water pump either, 50k miles later it died and trashed my rockers. Do the water pump. This stuff all looks good untill it doesn't.

after today i decided to sell my jeep when i realized first owner put 12v 60Ah 540A battery on, so i also need to buy new battery with higher CCA and 72Ah capacity. so the water pump doesnt matter anymore

i spent too much money on my jeep since april and it just keep making new problems :banghead:

So you are selling your Jeep because of a battery?? :roll:

Lancer · **Posted:** Sat Aug 08, 2015 3:50 am

Could just be the final straw for him - although having ponied up for the timing belt etc, it seems a bit of a light straw, but then we all have our own "sod it" point!

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