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Old 01-18-2006, 11:48 PM   #5
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Re: Buying 1998 Neon: Anything I should look out for?

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Originally Posted by BlazerLT
Timgin belt is brand new, Iwill keep the tensioner and water pump in mind.
Any reason why these are mentioned.
The timing belt on a neon is a 100,000 mile belt. So while changing it, you might as well as change the tensioner pulley and water pump. If either of those go out, they will take out the timing belt also. The neon has an interference engine, meaning if the timing belt snaps, then your valves will bend 99% of the time. If the HG is a MLS gasket then you should not worry about it too much. Keep up the maintenance on it and it can last you up to 500,000 miles. Do tell if its DOHC, SOHC, ATX, or MTX?
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