the car i bought didnt come with any service records so how can i check to see that my timing belts alright
i hear theres some bad consequences if it breaks

 

just change it around 80-90 thousand miles or so and it should be fine.

 

how many miles does it have on it? i would probably just change it if i were you just to be safe if you're not sure when/if it was done. one thing i did, was i called around the local dealers and gave them my VIN and told them i just purchased the vehicle and wanted all the service records. now, this would only work if the vehicle is dealer maintained of course, which mine was. the guy that had the car before me said that he had the timing done, but i wanted to make sure, so i called around and had all the info on my car faxed to me and found that it was done. it made me feel better anyways! so, if you know where the vehicle was serviced, you may be able to do that. good luck!

 

European service of timing belt is 100.000km.. about 60.000miles

 

just remove the valve cover. If its really bad youll see cracking on the inside teeth.

 

alright thanks guys.. and r the belts expensive?

 

parts are 35-45 for the belt, 45-60 for the water pump if needed.

 

hey not bad .. thanks people

 

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yeah pretty much what he said if you wanna just check how it's doing.