Timing Belt Repair in Los Angeles
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You may not think too much about your timing belt until you have to. And when you have to, it’s usually because it’s broken and left you suddenly and inconveniently stranded somewhere and facing towing and hefty repair bills. Your best course of action is to maintain your suggested timing belt replacement schedule, and have your vehicle’s timing belt regularly inspected during routine oil changes. Be sure to have your timing belt changed every 60,000 to 75,000 miles, even if you are told your best is designed to last up to 100,000 miles. The professionals at Fixcarnow in Los Angeles do not recommend that you allow your belt to go more than 80,000 miles, even if the recommended change point is longer. Changing your belt early is a lot safer for your engine, and will save you a lot of money and a new engine or car if you are unable to avoid a timing belt failure.
At Fixcarnow in Los Angeles, our ASE-certified technicians inspect the condition of all belts and hoses every time we we change a vehicle’s oil. This way we can catch any evidence of your hose degrading before it happens and can help you avoid expensive and unnecessary repair bills.
The timing belt is the belt that controls the camshafts in your engine and keeps your engine running smoothly. Timing belts keep camshafts turning at the right time in order to keep the engine running. A camshaft is the shaft that opens and closes the intake and exhaust valves in the engine, allowing air in to create combustion, and venting the resulting exhaust. A timing belt must be properly calibrated in order to move in time with the motion of the pistons.
The timing belt is arguably one of the most important parts of your car. It’s made from rubber and is subject to wear and tear due to intense mechanical and environmental conditions. The environment of the engine is quite hot with temperatures under the hood able to exceed 500 degrees. Corrosive fluids such as oil, hydraulic fluids, and battery acid, as well as mechanical dangers such as metal and hard plastics make the path the timing belt must travel dangerous. This is why it’s extremely important to periodically check the wear of this crucial and vulnerable part of your car.
You should know whether you have an ‘interference’ or ‘non-interference’ engine. Interference engines have a smaller amount of space between the valves and pistons, while non-interference engines have more room. The two different types of engines make a difference when determining just how bad a timing belt failure can be for your engine. In an interference engine, with little space to maneuver between the valves and pistons, a slip or break in the belt can send a piston into an open valve. When this happens, it is similar to the engine self-destructing. A timing belt failure in a non-interference engine however will generally not ruin the motor.
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