# 2000 Buick LeSabre and maintenance

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/2000-buick-lesabre-and-maintenance/61740>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** lesabre, buick\
**Created:** [February 22, 2011, 7:26pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2000-buick-lesabre-and-maintenance/61740 "2011-02-22T19:26:40Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![ElizabethF](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/elizabethf/32/2133_2.png) [@ElizabethF](https://community.cartalk.com/u/ElizabethF)\
**Post date:** [February 22, 2011, 7:26pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2000-buick-lesabre-and-maintenance/61740/1 "2011-02-22T19:26:40Z")

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My car has about 116,000 miles on it. Should I change the timing belt?

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**Author:** ![lion9car](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/59ef9b/32.png) [@lion9car](https://community.cartalk.com/u/lion9car)\
**Post date:** [February 22, 2011, 7:27pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2000-buick-lesabre-and-maintenance/61740/2 "2011-02-22T19:27:59Z")

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What does your owner’s manual say?

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**Author:** ![ElizabethF](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/elizabethf/32/2133_2.png) [@ElizabethF](https://community.cartalk.com/u/ElizabethF)\
**Post date:** [February 22, 2011, 7:29pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2000-buick-lesabre-and-maintenance/61740/3 "2011-02-22T19:29:21Z")

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I don’t know. I will have to look it up and get back to you tomorrow.

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**Author:** ![Goldwing](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e68b1a/32.png) [@Goldwing](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Goldwing)\
**Post date:** [February 22, 2011, 7:30pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2000-buick-lesabre-and-maintenance/61740/4 "2011-02-22T19:30:34Z")

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No. You do not have a timing belt. You have a timing CHAIN that should be good for the life of the car.

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**Author:** ![ElizabethF](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/elizabethf/32/2133_2.png) [@ElizabethF](https://community.cartalk.com/u/ElizabethF)\
**Post date:** [February 22, 2011, 7:31pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2000-buick-lesabre-and-maintenance/61740/5 "2011-02-22T19:31:41Z")

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Thanks! I appreciate it!