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Originally Posted by Beav
Timing belts (and chains/gears too) usually break during starting. The sudden shock of the starter against the 'at rest' valve train is a tremendous load. The next normal failure occurs when someone is goosing the throttle in neutral, again the shock/strain is greatest then. This is why I think the other checks are a better place to begin.
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I haven't broken one on the SVX yet, but I have broken 4 of them on the little red wagon - 3 of them were during highway driving, and 1 accelerating from a stop. I know the engines are very different (very very different), but each time the dash lit up like a xmas tree and the car would not start, just turn over. One time I was doing 70 in the far left lane when it broke - it was fun coasting through the lanes with no power steering to get to the shoulder.
Yes, we used to run the bejeezuz out of timing belts. We've had them last between 40k-80k. One time the car was ticking/knocking and I thought I had finally killed the engine. I was so sad. A new timing belt fixed it.
/threadjack (sorry)