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Posted: 7/3/2012 5:39:59 PM EST
My car is in the shop getting the timing belt replaced. That's a $700 bill.

Then we took our other car down into town for a small grocery trip. On the way back, something happened & it wouldn't go into drive. The gear would shift but it wouldn't catch to make the car go forward.
Meaning after waiting an hour for the tow truck*, we get it dropped off at the shop. Now it could be something minor but I'm guessing it's going to be more than my budget wants.

The one bright side is that we got to walk part of the way home in the dark when it was cooler & I'm one of the smart people who never leaves home without my Fenix TK12.

The other brightside is that the mechanics daughter is & it gves me an excuse to go down there again.

*Praise God for AAA.
Link Posted: 7/3/2012 5:47:27 PM EST
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My car is in the shop getting the timing belt replaced. That's a $700 bill.

Then we took our other car down into town for a small grocery trip. On the way back, something happened & it wouldn't go into drive. The gear would shift but it wouldn't catch to make the car go forward.
Meaning after waiting an hour for the tow truck*, we get it dropped off at the shop. Now it could be something minor but I'm guessing it's going to be more than my budget wants.

The one bright side is that we got to walk part of the way home in the dark when it was cooler & I'm one of the smart people who never leaves home without my Fenix TK12.

The other brightside is that the mechanics daughter is & it gves me an excuse to go down there again.

*Praise God for AAA.


If your timing belt broke, and you only have a $700 bill you are doing good - obviously not an interference engine.  $3,000 for removing head, replacing bent valves and other broke parts, and a new timing belt is about average for most cars.

Link Posted: 7/3/2012 6:02:30 PM EST
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My car is in the shop getting the timing belt replaced. That's a $700 bill.

Then we took our other car down into town for a small grocery trip. On the way back, something happened & it wouldn't go into drive. The gear would shift but it wouldn't catch to make the car go forward.
Meaning after waiting an hour for the tow truck*, we get it dropped off at the shop. Now it could be something minor but I'm guessing it's going to be more than my budget wants.

The one bright side is that we got to walk part of the way home in the dark when it was cooler & I'm one of the smart people who never leaves home without my Fenix TK12.

The other brightside is that the mechanics daughter is & it gves me an excuse to go down there again.

*Praise God for AAA.


If your timing belt broke, and you only have a $700 bill you are doing good - obviously not an interference engine.  $3,000 for removing head, replacing bent valves and other broke parts, and a new timing belt is about average for most cars.



The timing belt didn't break, the manual said to replace it anyway at 68,000 miles & it was at 74,000 so I figured I had better fix it before it broke.

Now my main worry is the other car. This leaves us only with a big diesal fuel glutton of a truck to ride in until Thursday.
Link Posted: 7/3/2012 6:06:31 PM EST
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My car is in the shop getting the timing belt replaced. That's a $700 bill.



Then we took our other car down into town for a small grocery trip. On the way back, something happened & it wouldn't go into drive. The gear would shift but it wouldn't catch to make the car go forward.

Meaning after waiting an hour for the tow truck*, we get it dropped off at the shop. Now it could be something minor but I'm guessing it's going to be more than my budget wants.



The one bright side is that we got to walk part of the way home in the dark when it was cooler & I'm one of the smart people who never leaves home without my Fenix TK12.



The other brightside is that the mechanics daughter is & it gves me an excuse to go down there again.



*Praise God for AAA.




If your timing belt broke, and you only have a $700 bill you are doing good - obviously not an interference engine.  $3,000 for removing head, replacing bent valves and other broke parts, and a new timing belt is about average for most cars.







The timing belt didn't break, the manual said to replace it anyway at 68,000 miles & it was at 74,000 so I figured I had better fix it before it broke.



Now my main worry is the other car. This leaves us only with a big diesal fuel glutton of a truck to ride in until Thursday.


VW for the timing belt?





 
Link Posted: 7/3/2012 6:09:28 PM EST
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My car is in the shop getting the timing belt replaced. That's a $700 bill.

Then we took our other car down into town for a small grocery trip. On the way back, something happened & it wouldn't go into drive. The gear would shift but it wouldn't catch to make the car go forward.
Meaning after waiting an hour for the tow truck*, we get it dropped off at the shop. Now it could be something minor but I'm guessing it's going to be more than my budget wants.

The one bright side is that we got to walk part of the way home in the dark when it was cooler & I'm one of the smart people who never leaves home without my Fenix TK12.

The other brightside is that the mechanics daughter is & it gves me an excuse to go down there again.

*Praise God for AAA.


If your timing belt broke, and you only have a $700 bill you are doing good - obviously not an interference engine.  $3,000 for removing head, replacing bent valves and other broke parts, and a new timing belt is about average for most cars.



The timing belt didn't break, the manual said to replace it anyway at 68,000 miles & it was at 74,000 so I figured I had better fix it before it broke.

Now my main worry is the other car. This leaves us only with a big diesal fuel glutton of a truck to ride in until Thursday.

VW for the timing belt?

 


Hyundai XG350
Link Posted: 7/3/2012 6:38:52 PM EST
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If the timing belt wasn't busted what is wrong with the car?
Link Posted: 7/3/2012 6:44:03 PM EST
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Hyundai with 74,000 is it even worth $700.00?



Link Posted: 7/3/2012 6:45:06 PM EST
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If the timing belt wasn't busted what is wrong with the car?


Failure to change the timing belt in interference engines BEFORE it breaks or slips/stretches means the pistons can contact the valves at least a few times before precision machined parts turn violently out of spec or become projectiles.  

Or do you mean the other vehicle with the transmission problem?
Link Posted: 7/3/2012 6:51:39 PM EST
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Hyundai with 74,000 is it even worth $700.00?



You don't know about the XG350 do you?

I've rode in Lincoln Continentals that weren't as smooth riding as this car. The backseat is so spacious you can nap in it, has a 8 disk CD changer in the trunk, etc.
Link Posted: 7/3/2012 6:55:19 PM EST
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Wait, so if you want to listen to different music, you have to pull over by the side of the road, remove your luggage, then put different cd's in?

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Link Posted: 7/3/2012 7:00:18 PM EST
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That sounds excessively expensive for a routine timing belt job.





At least you're DOING the routine maintenance.  No vehicle will last long if you neglect scheduled maintenance.





I've stretched a 60,000 mile belt interval as long as 80K but no longer than that.    As my car now has 240,000 miles on it,

it's been changed about four times.   Next change due at 300K.  





I refuse to gripe about routine and scheduled maintenance.   Shit wears out and you have to expect that.



I only get grumpy about parts that break without good reason.   Which, so far, has only happened ONCE on a 20 year old Toyota,

and that was possibly due to a mechanic putting in a rebuilt water pump the last time a timing belt job was done, about a year

ago.   I can't prove it was rebuilt but I think it was.   Never do that.  New factory water pumps are cheap enough, no need to try

to save 20 bucks on a rebuilt one.





CJ
Link Posted: 7/3/2012 7:00:18 PM EST
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So the transmission is fucked and you are have them changing the timing belt.






Do I have that right?




ETA - RIF.  Two different cars.  Good luck.

 
Link Posted: 7/3/2012 7:01:12 PM EST
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What is a CD? You can't possibly mean those plastic discs from the 80s?
Link Posted: 7/3/2012 7:04:07 PM EST
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Wait, so if you want to listen to different music, you have to pull over by the side of the road, remove your luggage, then put different cd's in?

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No, you select 8 different CD's that you listen to most often & then put them in the changer in the trunk. Then when your riding along the road & want something different, you push a button on the console of the car & it changes.
Link Posted: 7/3/2012 7:04:37 PM EST
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Hyundai with 74,000 is it even worth $700.00?



You don't know about the XG350 do you?

I've rode in Lincoln Continentals that weren't as smooth riding as this car. The backseat is so spacious you can nap in it, has a 8 disk CD changer in the trunk, etc.


Not so useful if its in the trunk though?
Link Posted: 7/3/2012 7:10:55 PM EST
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What is a CD? You can't possibly mean those plastic discs from the 80s?


Laugh it up chucklehead.  In 2030, some wet behind the ears know it all will be laughing at you and your iThings.  

"Really?  You had to carry a little box in your pocket to talk to your friends and listen to music. That's weird. So, did you have to fight off dinosaurs to get home to your cave, too?""

Now about my lawn, get off of it.
Link Posted: 7/3/2012 7:13:30 PM EST
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Wait, so if you want to listen to different music, you have to pull over by the side of the road, remove your luggage, then put different cd's in?

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No, you select 8 different CD's that you listen to most often & then put them in the changer in the trunk. Then when your riding along the road & want something different, you push a button on the console of the car & it changes.


But what if you're on a road trip and Limp Bizkit reunites and releases a new album while you're driving across New Jersey? I don't think you can just stop on the turnpike. Might be easier if you have soft-side luggage, traditional Samsonite hard cases would definitely need to be removed, or you might scratch the disc.

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Link Posted: 7/3/2012 7:15:08 PM EST
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If the timing belt wasn't busted what is wrong with the car?


Failure to change the timing belt in interference engines BEFORE it breaks or slips/stretches means the pistons can contact the valves at least a few times before precision machined parts turn violently out of spec or become projectiles.  

Or do you mean the other vehicle with the transmission problem?


Just re-read the post.

I'm good now

Link Posted: 7/3/2012 7:16:28 PM EST
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What is a CD? You can't possibly mean those plastic discs from the 80s?


Laugh it up chucklehead.  In 2030, some wet behind the ears know it all will be laughing at you and your iThings.  

"Really?  You had to carry a little box in your pocket to talk to your friends and listen to music. That's weird. So, did you have to fight off dinosaurs to get home to your cave, too?""

Now about my lawn, get off of it.



I've had friends laugh cuz I still buy CD's


I laugh when their iTunes account has problems and they have no music AND no physical data backup.
Link Posted: 7/3/2012 7:21:15 PM EST
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What is a CD? You can't possibly mean those plastic discs from the 80s?


Laugh it up chucklehead.  In 2030, some wet behind the ears know it all will be laughing at you and your iThings.  

"Really?  You had to carry a little box in your pocket to talk to your friends and listen to music. That's weird. So, did you have to fight off dinosaurs to get home to your cave, too?""

Now about my lawn, get off of it.



I've had friends laugh cuz I still buy CD's


I laugh when their iTunes account has problems and they have no music AND no physical data backup.


If I like something well enough, I buy the CD and turn it into an MP3.  My younger brother still buys LP's.
Link Posted: 7/3/2012 7:26:05 PM EST
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Sucks
Link Posted: 7/3/2012 7:28:12 PM EST
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Timing belt broke on my wife's car on the freeway. Had to replace the engine.


Link Posted: 7/3/2012 7:34:24 PM EST
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Hyundai with 74,000 is it even worth $700.00?



You don't know about the XG350 do you?

I've rode in Lincoln Continentals that weren't as smooth riding as this car. The backseat is so spacious you can nap in it, has a 8 disk CD changer in the trunk, etc.


$150 in parts, basic hand tools and a couple-few hours for the belt.
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