help me decide how old this timing belt is (pic)

[ak-]

yes, thread is 7 pages on sickass elite mo'fukkin' settings. for me its 3 cuz i'm

Fixed that sorta for you

[accident]

in for lol

[ieatpeople]

lol, this thread is really 7 pages long?

yes, thread is 7 pages on noob settings. for me its 3

[ak-]

lol, this thread is really 7 pages long?

[2.5-12]

7 cars, seriously?

yeah, at the moment -- a bit out of control

87 325iC/s
90 325iC
86 325eS
90 525i
01 MR2-S
87 190D 2.5T
88 190D 4-pot

+the kawi but thats not a car

[Jean]

7 cars, seriously?

[2.5-12]

My point was that although a belt can look fine by the rubber coating, internally, the threads can weaken, or the rubber can seperate without visible cracks, etc...

I didn't read all 6 pages of a thread asking if an unknown condition timing belt should be changed, I sincerely apologize.

no apology needed (as sarcastic as it probably was) I am aware that these things age worse than they rack up miles - your point is valid in any case.

[JGood]

My point was that although a belt can look fine by the rubber coating, internally, the threads can weaken, or the rubber can seperate without visible cracks, etc...

I didn't read all 6 pages of a thread asking if an unknown condition timing belt should be changed, I sincerely apologize.

[2.5-12]

I think the point of those pictures is that unless you pull the timing covers off and inspect all of the belt you can't say anything about its condition. At that point, you are most of the way into a belt change.

and I think we've already been over that with an actual M20 (thanks to Siggie) in this thread.

[jlevie]

I beg to differ

I think the point of those pictures is that unless you pull the timing covers off and inspect all of the belt you can't say anything about its condition. At that point, you are most of the way into a belt change.

[2.5-12]

I beg to differ

[JGood]

These timing belts didn't show any excessive signs of wear either...

[2.5-12]

Why are you still here?

just because

Wow, I think that belt looks brand spankin' new! keep drivin. ;)




Why is this thread 6 pages long? OP just make up you're mind. Do you want to work on this car or not, it's not a very hard decision. IMO It looks old enough to warrant a replacement, when I replaced my old timing belt it looked like the one in your picture, and I don't know how many miles were on it. My car had 122k on it, but I don't know how many of those miles went on the belt I replaced.


If you want to pay for shipping I can ship you my old belt so you can compare, rofl.


PS: For the 32mm wrench for the fan clutch, just go to a bike shop and ask for a spanner wrench. The bike shops have a different name for it I forgot what they call it, but it cost me $10. If they ask for a description just say it's a long and very thin wrench.

skimmed your post, just re read the pages, I have decided it will get a new belt in late july when I get a scheduling opening at work, till' then.... fingers crossed

also, I had a park tool 32mm bike wrench by chance, worked quite well with the screw driver jammed in the 10mm water pump bolts.

finished the 325i (the car I care about more) in 3 hours tonight. the 525 can wait.

[2.5-12]

I used a nifty Park Tool bicycle wrench (Essentially the same thing) worked quite well.

it took us 3 hours start to finish. first time timing belt job (also happen to be 19 atm)

I'll post up the startup vid soon. getting rather late here and I work in about 5 hours :D

[dnova89]

Wow, I think that belt looks brand spankin' new! keep drivin. ;)




Why is this thread 6 pages long? OP just make up you're mind. Do you want to work on this car or not, it's not a very hard decision. IMO It looks old enough to warrant a replacement, when I replaced my old timing belt it looked like the one in your picture, and I don't know how many miles were on it. My car had 122k on it, but I don't know how many of those miles went on the belt I replaced.


If you want to pay for shipping I can ship you my old belt so you can compare, rofl.


PS: For the 32mm wrench for the fan clutch, just go to a bike shop and ask for a spanner wrench. The bike shops have a different name for it I forgot what they call it, but it cost me $10. If they ask for a description just say it's a long and very thin wrench.