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Originally Posted by workaholic_ro
The danger comes rather from the secondary timing belts. They don't have a tensioner and I am very sure that inspecting them will scare you. I've changed mine after seven years and 120k km and they were loose. Age kills them more than mileage.
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The belts at the rear are very short and run between two equally big sprockets, and they don't need a tensioner.
They are not likely to jump a tooth, unless the teeth start wearing off.
If the teeth have started separating, however, all bets are off.