I have a Mazda 626 2001 w/113,000 haven't chenged the timing belt yet and have never had any problems.
What's the longest a car has gone mileage wise before changing the timing belt?
You need to find out what kind of an engine you have. Most Toyota engines don't chew the valves up. Your car just quits--you get it towed and a new timing belt put in.
Honda engines drop the valves into the cylinders when the timing belt breaks, chews them up and ruins the engine. You need to buy a new engine.
Call a Mazda dealer and find out which kind of engine you have. If your engine would be ruined, get it changed by all means.
Also, when you change a timing belt, get the water pump changed too. It's cheap and in the same place as the belt--they go bad too and it costs a lot just to get to that area of the engine.
What's the longest a car has gone mileage wise before changing the timing belt?
you should get that changed asap, when the timing belt breaks it can really do some damage. you may not have had any problems but remember when a timing belt breaks it doesnt give warning it just breaks
Owned an 89 Toyota MR-2 with about 210,000 miles.... the belt finally went out. And that was the only %26quot;expensive%26quot; problem I had.... and it was only about $200. Loved that car.
PS....
Mine didn't do any damage.... the car just stopped and wouldn't go anywhere else. I had it towed, fixed, and it rode another 90,000 miles before I sold it to a friend!
You should change it at 60,000 if it breaks it will be very costly.
Boy, You sure like living on the Edge!!!
Break that belt and your valves will mash into your pistons and put holes in them
Can you say %26quot;New engine%26quot;?
Your mechanic will say %26quot;$2500, THANKS!!%26quot;
I have a friend who used to have a 1989 Mazda MX-6 that he had over 350,000 miles and never changed the timing belt. Of course if the belt goes it can go in a split second and destroy the engine. A new belt is insurance. You may need it, you may not for who knows how long.
many people never change them untill it goes out. it all depends on the car and the belt and the drivers driving. id say dont worry about it if you dont notice any problems or indications. and keep a little money saved for if it does go out ... say 500 to 1000. also put renters coverage on your car insurance as in a rental car. soo you can still have wheels.some cars have went over 400000 miles without changing the belt or chain. i cant remember which but i know cars have more than 150000 on thier belts also.keep it clean and baby it.
your car is running on %26quot;borrowed time%26quot;!........a timing belt, ( and yes, a Mazda 626 does have a timing belt), should be changed every 60,000 miles. get it changed as soon as possible to avoid messing up your engine.
probably my Nissan i thought i had changed it but never have,165 thousand miles on it,its getting changed though, but i guess they can go a lot longer these days,but you have to remember also the belts are made of a much better material than they used to be,but still you and i both need to change our belts,i don't drive mine that much anymore,but id say you do,have it changed,just to be safe about it,good luck hope this helps.
i dont know how long one has gone with out changing it, but your playing Russian roulette with your engine, 99.9 % of the time they break without warning, if you dont care about the car just keep driving, if you care, change it asap.
i have 193,000 miles on my car and i have not changed my timing belt and my car runs just fine. i have had the timing itself reset and replaced the distributor cap several times. it runs fine no problems a/c blows cold. you dont have to replace the timing belt every 100,000 miles
I love it when people say %26quot;I've run my car x miles and nothing has happened.%26quot; Well DUH. The timing belt is not like brakes or engine, where you slowly feel something going bad. The belt is either works, or breaks. Once it breaks, if it's a non-inteference engine, then it's fine, just get it replaced. If it's an inteference engine, get ready to shell out big bucks.
If you like playing Russian Roulette, then let the car run until be belt breaks... %26quot;one day%26quot;
