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Old 13th December 2012, 19:33   #8
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Originally Posted by workaholic_ro View Post
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.
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.
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