camry 2.0

[shippo]

I know these cars arent very fast but curiosity, I like to (highways) start from first switch at 5000rpm untill i go through all the gears.....possibly killing my engine? engine runs beautifully, is very quiet, gas tank crystal clean, changed all fluids and runs super cool even on the hottest days, so i dont know,, could the timing belt possibly snap doing this? i have 153000 on the engine now, i was thinking about changing that at 200000

[white90dx]

Timing belts generally go out at or near idle. In this car, they are supposed to be changed every 60k miles - so unless you are comfortable getting left on the side of the road, change it that often. At least its a non-interferance engine, so there should be no damage if the belt breaks.

As for the rest of it - the harder you run the engine, generally the shorter its life. Spinning to 5k rpm a few times every drive (as long as it is warmed up first!!!) is not really a bad thing though. High RPM wears out things that are more expensive to fix than the timing belt - bearings, pistons+rings and valvetrain.

Keep up on the maintenance and you'll be fine.

-Charlie