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Old 03-16-2005, 09:00 PM
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I've had a couple customers that unhappily experienced water pumps seizing and destroying the tensioner and idler pulleys. They had their belts replaced (one at the dealer) and later the damage occured. Just my reason for recommending at least the water pump in addition. Typically the seals and oil pump o-ring will be leaking, even if only a small bit. For their small additional price I'd give them serious consideration.

I can't recall when the law was passed but some cry-baby in California made a huge case and since then all manufacturers that employ timing belts in their engines must warranty them for a minimum of 105,000 miles. So... Personally I've never seen an SVX belt go bad with less than 100,000 miles but most will have required a water pump and seals replaced before that.
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