2003 Civic only at 50K miles, forgot about timing belt! Is it time?
03-27-2012
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2003 Civic only at 50K miles, forgot about timing belt! Is it time?
My wife's Civic from 2003 is barely at 50,000 miles. We lived in NC and now in MS, and the car traveled short distances when we were not in our main vehicle. I just realized I completely forgot about the timing belt.
The manual says 7 years, but does the fact that this is such a low mileage car change anything? Or should I be running to the shop?
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The manual says 7 years, but does the fact that this is such a low mileage car change anything? Or should I be running to the shop?
Thx.
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Re: 2003 Civic only at 50K miles, forgot about timing belt! Is it time?
In my basic knowledge, 120,000... I never counted by years, only by miles. That's just me though.
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Re: 2003 Civic only at 50K miles, forgot about timing belt! Is it time?
Low miles, but still 9 years worth of weather wearing away at the belt. I would pop the timing cover off and have someone knowledgeable who you trust give an opinion on it's condition.
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yea, thats a 9 year old belt. i would suggest you change it.
if it snaps, you can pretty much expect to replace the whole engine.
if it snaps, you can pretty much expect to replace the whole engine.
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