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Originally Posted by Radical Edward
Does timing belt = serpentine belt? Because I've changed that twice since I've had the car.
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No, it's internal. On some cars, if the timing belt breaks the car stops working. On some cars, if the timing belt breaks it causes catastrophic damage to the engine. And some cars (like my current car) have timing chains which don't need to be changed out. But the life span of a timing belt is usually (and IMO conservatively) estimated at 65-75k. I've known plenty of cars to go over 100k but the one instance (years ago) where mine failed was under 100k. It's the one thing I wish most used car buyers could be informed about by the seller.