# Timing Belt in Oil?

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/timing-belt-in-oil/194119>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Created:** [January 4, 2024, 10:08pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/timing-belt-in-oil/194119 "2024-01-04T22:08:02Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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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:** [January 21, 2024, 9:55pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/timing-belt-in-oil/194119/21 "2024-01-21T21:55:03Z")

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Yeah, the Ecoboost seems to have some premature wear issues, but not all of them and I’ve heard of very few issues with GM.

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**Author:** ![wentwest](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/wentwest/32/6073_2.png) [@wentwest](https://community.cartalk.com/u/wentwest)\
**Post date:** [January 22, 2024, 5:05pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/timing-belt-in-oil/194119/22 "2024-01-22T17:05:38Z")

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Changing the belt in my 2002 Miata wasn’t a big problem, except I had to jack up the engine a bit to get a proper alignment of the socket wrench to the crankshaft pulley so I could check the valve clearances. It’s nice to work on a small car with a low nose and a front facing engine, so I could stand on the floor and just reach in.

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