Comment by mxxx
5 years ago
Yeah it’s one of those things that you just have to replace every X miles just to be safe. I got one replaced a couple of days ago because the service history was missing and I couldn’t tell whether it had ever been done. If your timing belt goes you’re in all sorts of trouble.
When I started driving German cars (may be coincidental) I noticed my mechanics would write the date and miles of the service directly on the parts.
My Toyota actually had a small decal on the timing belt cover itself specifically for the purpose of tracking that service.