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Timing belt OEM Toyota or OEM FORD
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I’ve seen the genuine Toyota belts go well over 100k before they give up. They were 60k belts years ago that would usually cross 100 and occasionally double the recommended interval before they broke.
Pros: long-lasting, exceeds interval
Vehicle:
Toyota
Mileage: 160000 km
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
Pros: peace of mind
Mileage: 112654 km
The OEM Ford belt I replaced in a 1992 Escort looked better than that when I did it a year ago. Quality matters.
Pros: good quality, looked better
Vehicle:
Ford Escort
I replaced the original belt on a 1997 ranger 2.3 last month it looked about the same and had 126,000 miles
Pros: long lifespan, good condition
Vehicle:
Ford Ranger
Mileage: 126000 km
Anytime I’ve done or seen a Toyota timing belt done at the recommended 90k it looks like it has plenty of life left.
Pros: plenty of life left
Vehicle:
Toyota
Mileage: 90000 km
I've never seen a Toyota or Lexus have a belt failure. The other components idler(s) and water pump are usually the cause of catastrophic timing failure.
Pros: no belt failure
Vehicle:
Toyota
I have a 2001 Lexus LS 430. It had about 215,000 when I got the timing belt replace. It was the original and was starting to crack. If my 21 year old belt made it to 215k and didn’t break yet. Thats when I saw mine was old and cracked.
Pros: very long lasting, 21 years
Cons: starting to crack, old
Vehicle:
Lexus
Mileage: 346008 km
If it has been done they are actually a good engine when working fine. Plenty of torque and good on fuel. It’s just the reliability of them that’s the major issue. They switched to a timing chain from the wet belt from 2018 for a good reason. The 1.2 turbo engines from PSA are also wet belts and also switched to a chain around 2023. They are a terrible design and simply not going to be economical to maintain properly as the car ages.
Pros: plenty of torque, good on fuel
Cons: major reliability issue, terrible design, not economical to maintain
Vehicle:
Ford Focus
Id stay away from that motor. It uses a wet timing belt. Not a great design. Expensive to replace and will only last about 100,000 miles.
Cons: expensive to replace, short life
Mileage: 100000 km
I experienced this as well. Bought a kit and the belt was sooooo hard to get on. Like I knew it wasn’t going to be easy but man it was hard to get on. The belt broke after less than 10k miles. Everything was marked genuine, etc.
Cons: hard to install, broke quickly
Mileage: 10000 km
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