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Your Engine And Timing Belt

Timing belts are very important to your engine and your pocket. If one of these breaks, with many engines, it could be very costly, compared to maintenance costs. The timing belt is made up of rubber and fibers for durability, flexibility and strength. They don’t last forever, same as your fan belts. The belt keeps your engine parts turning precisely in time with each other. The pistons move up and down, and the intake and exhaust valves do the same, all inside the cylinder chamber. If the valves stop moving and stay open in the cylinder as a result of a “broken belt” then when the piston reaches the top of the cylinder it will hit and bend the valve or valves in that cylinder. Some engines have a single overhead camshaft, some have a dual camshaft. Whatever your engine has, it is important to change that belt when the maintenance schedule says its time. So as you now know serious engine damages can occur. You might be shelling out for a cylinder head overhaul or a new one. This can be very expensive on today’s engines. Remember an ounce of prevention is…..


Kevin Albinowski
Keystone Tire & Auto Repair Inc.
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