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Old 12-03-2010, 01:20 PM   #1 (permalink)
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Wink Avalon Timing Belt Longevity

Realizing the interval for TB replacement is 84 months or 90k, what is the longest anyone has gone milege wise or time to replace the original belt?
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Old 12-03-2010, 01:45 PM   #2 (permalink)
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Came across a 00 Avalon for sale on a shady used car lot that had 158k and didn't have the belt replaced....I told my mom to run.....
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Old 12-03-2010, 04:12 PM   #3 (permalink)
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I went to 97,700; but was nervous about it. Timing belts always break 200 miles from home, at 2AM, in a raging blizzard/hurricane, in an area without cell service!! Plus, there seems to be a lack of clarity as to whether we have non-interference engines. Just too much risk for my taste.
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Old 12-05-2010, 08:53 AM   #4 (permalink)
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185,000 KM (115,000 mi) on my '00 Avy.
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Old 12-05-2010, 04:04 PM   #5 (permalink)
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I have 115,000 on my 02. I have the parts, just not the time to do it!
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Old 12-05-2010, 04:36 PM   #6 (permalink)
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131k on mine, possibility getting done next weekend, or going to do it myself winter break. I looked through the FSM, doesn't seem hard just need the correct tools.
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