# 1999 Suzuki Grand Vitara Timing Belt or Timing Chain

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/1999-suzuki-grand-vitara-timing-belt-or-timing-chain/62826>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** suzuki, vitara\
**Created:** [March 21, 2011, 2:04am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1999-suzuki-grand-vitara-timing-belt-or-timing-chain/62826 "2011-03-21T02:04:26Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![pjherma](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/3ab097/32.png) [@pjherma](https://community.cartalk.com/u/pjherma)\
**Post date:** [March 21, 2011, 2:04am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1999-suzuki-grand-vitara-timing-belt-or-timing-chain/62826/1 "2011-03-21T02:04:26Z")

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I recently become the owner of a 1999 Suzuki Grand Vitara 4WD(2.5L V6). As luck would have it, the owner’s manual was missing from the vehicle. I can’t seem to find an answer on the internet regarding the timing apparatus. Is it a belt or a chain? Based on what I have read, if it is a chain, replacement is only recommended if their is a problem. If it is a belt is is prone to stretching over time and should be replaced every 60,000. What is the answer?

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**Author:** ![mcparadise](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/mcparadise/32/32_2.png) [@mcparadise](https://community.cartalk.com/u/mcparadise)\
**Post date:** [March 21, 2011, 2:37am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1999-suzuki-grand-vitara-timing-belt-or-timing-chain/62826/2 "2011-03-21T02:37:27Z")

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Gates doesn’t list a timing belt so I’m going to have to say “chain.”

One less thing to worry about. Lucky you.

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**Author:** ![asemaster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/5f9b8f/32.png) [@asemaster](https://community.cartalk.com/u/asemaster)\
**Post date:** [March 21, 2011, 2:39am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1999-suzuki-grand-vitara-timing-belt-or-timing-chain/62826/3 "2011-03-21T02:39:40Z")

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Your car has a timing chain. Three, actually.

There is no recommended service for it until it fails. Hopefully the life of the car.

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**Author:** ![pjherma](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/3ab097/32.png) [@pjherma](https://community.cartalk.com/u/pjherma)\
**Post date:** [March 21, 2011, 3:36am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1999-suzuki-grand-vitara-timing-belt-or-timing-chain/62826/4 "2011-03-21T03:36:58Z")

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Thank you both for the answers. That’s what I was hoping to hear!