| You are probably confused with the job of your | | | | recommendations. |
| Saab belts. How about reading this article, with | | | | If the timing belt fails completely, the engine will |
| notes from an online source, to get the | | | | just grind to a halt and the vehicle will totally not |
| know-how on one of those belts? - The timing | | | | work. The valves and pistons can drive |
| belts. | | | | themselves into the camshaft, thereby causing |
| Timing Belts are tightened rubber bands or | | | | them to just bend and brake. A very little warning |
| sometimes chains used to proportion the turnings | | | | is executed by a failing timing belt so it is wise |
| of the crankshafts and camshafts in internal | | | | that a timely timing belt replacement be made. |
| combustion engines. In the inner part of some | | | | The professionals are responsible for replacing |
| timing belts are teeth that will correspond to the | | | | them because a lot of peripheral parts like the |
| gears of a specific engine design. Older vehicles | | | | distributor and may be the water pump has to be |
| have timing belts used only to synchronize | | | | removed for it to become accessible. New timing |
| camshafts and crankshafts. But with today's | | | | belts have to exactly match the old ones. The |
| modern engines, they are also often used to | | | | vehicle with broken timing belts has to be towed |
| drive the water pumps. | | | | into the shop. And when the timing belt has been |
| The timing belts must keep the valves and the | | | | replaced, the mechanic has to synchronize the |
| pistons working in an accurate order. At just the | | | | camshaft and the crankshaft with a special kind |
| right time, each valve and piston combination | | | | of strobe light. Repairing the broken timing belt |
| must push down on the individual cams on a | | | | could take several hours, but it's all worth it. |
| camshaft. It is like pedaling a bicycle, where the | | | | The mechanic may also suggest that the water |
| pedal must reach the top before you can push it | | | | pump be changed at the same time with the |
| down again. Your foot will either fall through or | | | | timing belt. No need to worry because it will |
| just break the pedal right off if you tried to push | | | | probably be worth your while in the long run. This |
| the pedal too soon. Timing belts work to prevent | | | | is because just about all the work is done to |
| the pushing of the pistons and the valves on the | | | | replace the water pump when the timing belt is |
| camshaft before it has reached a full cycle. | | | | being changed; which means it will not require any |
| Timing belts have a life-span of at least 60,000 | | | | additional labor as compared to repeating all that |
| miles, but some of the modern designs will last | | | | work and the mechanic would then charge again |
| the whole life of the engine. They should be | | | | for the labor if the water pump has to fail at a |
| replaced in accordance to the manufacturer's | | | | later stage. |