Timing belt change

[turbomangt]

at how many miles should the timing belt be changed? dealer told me 100,000 miles, that seems high, I have an 03 with 75,000. I was thinking 80,000? does this sound right? Thanks, gary

[turbomangt]

My bad should of done a search first, get my answer....seesm like 90,000-100,000 is correct...Gary

[duffner]

Check manual; mine says 105K

[CREWZIN]

Gary, My 01 says 120,000 but I'm not waiting that long and at 90K now, I'm looking around for the right place to do it. If you did a search you probably already saw that the regular drive belts, belt tensioner, water pump, oil pump and engine mounts should also be looked at real closely as they might be in need of changing also.

[customer20]

...and don't wait until the water pump fails to replace it.
I did and now I've had to do a cylinder head job to repair heat damage.

[Cartman]

rule of thumb is 100k reguardless of make model. as crewzin suggested, get the other stuff done at the same time, dont wait till its too late.

[AA PT]

On my 03 GT I replaced it at 100,000 miles. Since you have to take the water pump off to do it, put a new water pump on along with the belt.

[2k1PT]

not to bring a thread back from the dead but..

anyone have an estimate on the timing belt change...?? My 01 PT has 99,200 miles on it, and I dont know if its ever been changed since we bought it from carmax about 6 months ago, and I dont want to risk having it go on me... Need to see how much to save up

Thanks

P.S. - I just realized this was in the turbo forum.. sorry, my PT does NOT have a turbo...

[bobs turbo pt]

if you have the time & money you can get it done at 80,000 not going to make much difference waiting till 100,000

[CREWZIN]

Originally Posted by bobs turbo pt

if you have the time & money you can get it done at 80,000 not going to make much difference waiting till 100,000

Hey Bob, not much difference? 20K is about 1 1/2 to 2 years driving for me, that's a big difference.

2k1PT,

It's hard to tell you what it will cost. A lot depends on what your going to replace besides the belt. If nothing ever been done, like said in other posts, there's the water pump, tensioner, drive belts etc. Could be anywhere from $5/700 to $1200 depending on parts and labor your mechanic charges.