Has my timing belt been changed??

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Evening people, after having seen a conversation started in a different thread, lwells posted a pic with a timing belt sticker on it that indicates it has been replaced..

the one posted below is from my car, could someone please confirm/translate what this sticker says/means.

Is it a sticker saying it must be replaced - or that it has been replaced.. it looks slightly different to the one lwells posted..

Appreciate it..

Thanks,

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[TommO]

I've got the same one on my R33 GTS-T, and so does another owner I know. I'm leaning towards thinking they are a sticker simply reminding you to get it replaced at 100,000kms, as there's no dealer / shop stamp or imprint on there to indicate it's been done.

[IOWNU]

I don't think so man, when its been changed, its either etched in, or a sticker is placed near by, indicating that it has indeed been changed. Looks like a sticker saying that it has to be changed at 100,000km

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Excellant.. cheers guys - just wanted to make sure - the one lwells posted appeared to have something written on it with pen/etched and a number more lines.. Would make sense that this is justa warning to remember that it needs to be replaced..

PHHHHEEEWWWW... cheers..

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This was the one posted by lwells.. looks a bit different, looks like it has been written on..

[Al]

Why do you sound so happy that it hasn't been changed?

When i first bought my car 4yrs ago, it had 69,000K on the clock. The first service i did, which was very soon after, i changed the belt and completed all other majors.

[benl1981]

good practice to do a belt change on an import even if it has 40k kms. Chances are odo been wound back. At least take the top timing belt cover off to have a look at the condition and how much slack.

[Cristian]

I just did the timing belt on my car a few days ago. It had the same sticker, but I checked the belt as I wasnt sure what the stick exactly ment.

I dare say that even if it was changed that not all people will write on the sticker to say it has, but thats no reason not to spend 20minutes and check it out for yourself

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Why do I sound happy - well because going on normal belt changes being 80k - 100k I was worried that my clock had been wound back, I now have pretty good belief that it hasn't been..

I'll get the belt inspected when I get the car fully serviced otherwise it will be changed in an 80,000 - 90,000kms service.. car is going perfectly well, is in great mechanical condition and doesn't currently need it.

I think the k's were appropriate for the year of the car more so than 80% of cars I see for sale out there - also the interior and standard of everything appears to match them..

just wanted to know what the sticker should look like..

after reading HPI last night - the bonus copy from last year that i got with this months they had a small description of the sticker hahahaha <- random chances..

the sticker will have the Odometer reading on it as well as the year that it was changed.

i'll post up a picture..

[32vspecII]

you have the sticker that says to change at 100000km

when its done it gets replaced with one that signed and dated by the service guy .

[d00dz]

yep the sticker will have a date and odm of the timming belt date change.

the one you have just tells you to change it.