My Mazda 323 Astina 2001 is on 260k and hasn't had a timing belt replacement ever.
I actually ordered an oem sti timing belt and have had no issues.
That’s what mine cost at my local Toyota dealer, my 06 had 70k miles and never had it done and that $1200 for a peace of mind was Money well spent in my opinion
I have a continental timing belt with 180K km on it. Yes it’s time to change it, but it still looks good. They are good belts, my engines life depends on it.
I have always had good luck with gates belts and they have always looked good when I replaced them too. 70-80k belts looking almost new.
I have had good luck with them for years.
The OEM Ford belt I replaced in a 1992 Escort looked better than that when I did it a year ago. Quality matters.
I paid a dealer $1400 to replace timing belt, tensioner, water pump and front main seal several years ago. Pricy, but in a HCOL metro.
I've had gates belts do that in 20k.
They want to charge me $2600 for a new timing belt, and they will also replace other belt and water pump. But $2600?! What the….
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