How Long Has Your Stock Timing Belt Lasted

[boostn0199]

Just throwing up a question of interest, we all are adviced to do the timing belts every 100k just wondering if anyone out there has gone the full distance with there stock timing belt until it snapped or had a problem due to the tensioner bolt , interested to know how long they actually lasted

[mad082]

mate of mine has a vectra that never had the timing belt changed. got to around 200,000kms and then let go and the valves became good friends with the pistons

[Moodles2]

every 100,000km or 7 years is the general rule. The rubber degrades over time no matter how low kilometres you do. Most people here have probably had their skylines reach the 100,000km milestone with the factory fitted timing belt, 89 GTR for example that changed it this year.. that's coming 20 years old.

Timing belt snaps and the valves smash into the piston, and takes a a piston or 2 with it.

Tensioner/idler pulley seizes, the belt is locked in place and valves are smashed into the piston, and a takes a piston or 2 with it.

[boostn0199]

every 100,000km or 7 years is the general rule. The rubber degrades over time no matter how low kilometres you do. Most people here have probably had their skylines reach the 100,000km milestone with the factory fitted timing belt, 89 GTR for example that changed it this year.. that's coming 20 years old.

Timing belt snaps and the valves smash into the piston, and takes a a piston or 2 with it.

Tensioner/idler pulley seizes, the belt is locked in place and valves are smashed into the piston, and a takes a piston or 2 with it.

i changed my belt at 100k but didnt do the tensioner/idler pulley and ive gone 35000 since i changed im planning to change it at prob 180k wondering if itll last

[bryce19]

my advice is dont be a tight arse it'll cost u a lot less than an engine build or swap if it does happen to snap

[paulr33]

agree dont be tight arse, dodgy/botched/skimp = rebuild of motor

im on my 2nd timing belt, 216,000km

[boostn0199]

yeah im thinking of taking it apart and doing the tensioner aswell now

[R31Nismoid]

i changed my belt at 100k but didnt do the tensioner/idler pulley and ive gone 35000 since i changed im planning to change it at prob 180k wondering if itll last

I had one fail years ago - previous owner did the timing belt, didnt to the tensioners i found out afterwards...

This was on a 120,000 km RB20.

18 of 24 valves smashed from memory when the tensioner let go

Do not risk it, its stated as a required item for a reason.

[boostn0199]

yeah ill do the tensioners cars off the road now anyway, where can i buy just the tensioner kits from, would repco and places have then since they have the belts?

[Parag0n]

250,000 km's on a 1989 Mazda 121.

[Mattw_83]

agree dont be tight arse, dodgy/botched/skimp = rebuild of motor

im on my 2nd timing belt, 216,000km

216,000km!!!!!! f**k me. Hows the car holding up outta curiosity???? mines now got 85000km and im thinking shes gettin on!....

[sriver killer]

i got 180 thousand out of a r33 gtst series one,

got delvered as an import with 50 thousand kms, owner before me did 130 thousand on top of that without changing the belt

[boostn0199]

farkk thats heaps

[steve12]

Did mine at 130,000km, belt was very loose and brittle by the looks/feel of it. You must change tensioner and idler as they are designed to go at around the same time. I should have done service at 100,000km. I suppose I was just lucky.

[boostn0199]

by the sounds of it most people have changed both, the only reason i left out the tensioner and idler were when I inspected the bearings at the time they were fine , hrmm wishing I had of just changed them

[R31Nismoid]

How could you possibly know without taking them apart?

[timsr33]

i did a service on a r32 gtst and it had 190000 on it and the idle pulley had been broken for at least 10000 acording to the owner and the belt still hadnt let go for some reason i couldnt believe it

[Jaysiin]

hmm, do you guys reccommend oem belt or the gates belt? also where can i pick up the tensioner and pulley from?

also is there any difference to r32/33/34 /rb20/25/26 series 1 and 2 etc?? looking to pick up these parts soon

oh and part numbers too!

Edited September 29, 2009 by Jaysiin

[Moodles2]

The genuine oem Nissan and Gates belts are about the same price, I chose to go with the genuine belt as Nissan's genuine parts are really good, only downside to the Gates belt that I know of is that they are rather noisy until they are run-in

[CGB_R32]

You can get the whole kit from justjap bout $330, http://justjap.com/store/home.php?cat=384