# 255k on timing belt?

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/255k-on-timing-belt/90338>\
**Category:** General Discussion\
**Created:** [June 20, 2015, 6:47pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/255k-on-timing-belt/90338 "2015-06-20T18:47:20Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 8\
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**Author:** ![Cavell](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/cavell/32/43396_2.png) [@Cavell](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Cavell)\
**Post date:** [June 21, 2015, 11:36pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/255k-on-timing-belt/90338/21 "2015-06-21T23:36:57Z")

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its the redline model too. 17" alloy wheels, air dam, lower body cladding. Pretty nice.

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**Author:** ![idiot666](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/c68b51/32.png) [@idiot666](https://community.cartalk.com/u/idiot666)\
**Post date:** [June 22, 2015, 7:29am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/255k-on-timing-belt/90338/22 "2015-06-22T07:29:19Z")

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I guess a $100 prepurchase inspection by a Saturn savvy mechanic is too expensive. 😉

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**Author:** ![MikeInNH](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a587f6/32.png) [@MikeInNH](https://community.cartalk.com/u/MikeInNH)\
**Post date:** [June 22, 2015, 3:42pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/255k-on-timing-belt/90338/23 "2015-06-22T15:42:00Z")

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> **I wonder what the record is for the miles on a timing belt.**

That is not something I’d try to find out with an interference engine.

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**Author:** ![George\_San\_Jose1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e5b9ba/32.png) [@George\_San\_Jose1](https://community.cartalk.com/u/George_San_Jose1)\
**Post date:** [June 23, 2015, 4:36am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/255k-on-timing-belt/90338/24 "2015-06-23T04:36:31Z")

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Is this motor an inline-6 ? If so, a timing belt replacement likely isn’t overly expensive or risky.

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**Author:** ![texases](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/texases/32/862_2.png) [@texases](https://community.cartalk.com/u/texases)\
**Post date:** [June 23, 2015, 4:47am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/255k-on-timing-belt/90338/25 "2015-06-23T04:47:04Z")

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Nope, it’s the Honda V6.

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**Author:** ![George\_San\_Jose1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e5b9ba/32.png) [@George\_San\_Jose1](https://community.cartalk.com/u/George_San_Jose1)\
**Post date:** [June 23, 2015, 4:55am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/255k-on-timing-belt/90338/26 "2015-06-23T04:55:30Z")

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Oh oh, yeah, I was thinking of a V6, but that’s not what I said, brain freeze … lol … what I was trying to refer to was if the engine is oriented in the long axis of the car’s direction, or the short axis (transverse). Timing belt replacements on transverse engines can be nightmares, but on long-axis oriented engines the replacement job is often easier.

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**Author:** ![texases](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/texases/32/862_2.png) [@texases](https://community.cartalk.com/u/texases)\
**Post date:** [June 23, 2015, 5:06am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/255k-on-timing-belt/90338/27 "2015-06-23T05:06:41Z")

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Pretty sure it’s traverse.

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**Author:** ![db4690](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/db4690/32/2583_2.png) [@db4690](https://community.cartalk.com/u/db4690)\
**Post date:** [June 23, 2015, 5:53am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/255k-on-timing-belt/90338/28 "2015-06-23T05:53:46Z")

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It is transverse

My colleague has a 2006 Saturn Vue with the Honda V6, and I’ve seen it with the hood up

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