Timing belt for 1983 Supra
I_am_a_replicant
06-27-2004, 08:30 PM
I am new to the Supra world and have my eye on a 1983 supra with 26K orignal miles. I am thinking the timing belt needs to be replaced avery 60K miles or so, but what about length of time?
21 years is a looooong time I think on the orignal timing belt (if it has yet to be replaced).
How many YEARS can a belt safely be left on its own before it should be replaced?
Thanks,
jeff
21 years is a looooong time I think on the orignal timing belt (if it has yet to be replaced).
How many YEARS can a belt safely be left on its own before it should be replaced?
Thanks,
jeff
projectsupramk3
06-28-2004, 06:05 PM
Yes you have the milage right, definetly replace it because of the age though. Rubber degrades over time and after 21 years I imadgine it's probably dry rotted :p Congradulations on finding such an awesome, low milage MKII, :bigthumb: is the car in as good as condition as I imadgine it would be with the low miles?
I_am_a_replicant
06-28-2004, 06:09 PM
I have yet to see the car. I agree, the miles are hard to beleive. But the fella owns a car repair business and he appears to be on the up an up.
If I ge the car, or get piks at least, I will post here.
Thank you for the reply :)
Jeff
If I ge the car, or get piks at least, I will post here.
Thank you for the reply :)
Jeff
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