Venture Rider wrote:
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The owner's contains the following text regarding the timing belt: The timing belt should normally be replaced at the intervals shown in the maintenance schedule. (That's 100,000 miles or 168,000 km) Replace this belt at 60,000 miles (U.S.) or 100,000 km (Canada) if you regularly drive your car in one or more of these conditions: In very high temperatures (over 110°F, 43°C). In very low temperatures (under 20°F, 29°C). The dealership is telling me I will need to replace my timing belt at 100,000 km. I don't know about that. The manual seems to suggest that unless you drive "regularly" in the Mohave desert or Nunavut, the 168,000 km should be fine. What do you guys think?
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I encountered this same question with a '95 300ZX I owned. Owner's and
shop manual had the same mileage specifications you are quoting. I
finally decided to replace the belt at 95,000 miles, just to be safe.
The Nissan mechanic who did the work at the dealership said the belt
look like new. I would think that Nissan/Honda/Toyota/etc. are all
conservative in this recommendation. Additionally there seems to be a
lot of confusion between miles and kilometers for some people, but I
would hope a dealership would know the difference. 100,000 miles before
replacement seems to be a very common "lifetime" for timing belts.
Don't be sucked in by this scam of 100,000 km (62,138 mi).
2001 TL Timing Belt
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