This is a dumb question but I reflected on it a bit. I was about to have the timing belt on my Subaru Forester replaced (since it has been since 2004 and has 56,000 miles) and the dealer said the belt looked fine and did not require attention. It is old and I will get it replaced anyway.
I wonder if manufacturers understate at times the timing belt change intervals.
I had an Alfa Romeo 164 that needed its belt replaced every 30K or 4 years.
I had one car whose timing belt broke. It was a Rover 200 coupe. It stalled suddenly as I exited off the motorway and I thought it ran out of gas. Cranked but no fire.
It was a 1993 model and this happened in 2013. Had 102,000KM or around 60K miles.
Therefore, the timing belt lasted 20 years!
I wonder if manufacturers understate at times the timing belt change intervals.
I had an Alfa Romeo 164 that needed its belt replaced every 30K or 4 years.
I had one car whose timing belt broke. It was a Rover 200 coupe. It stalled suddenly as I exited off the motorway and I thought it ran out of gas. Cranked but no fire.
It was a 1993 model and this happened in 2013. Had 102,000KM or around 60K miles.
Therefore, the timing belt lasted 20 years!