Caddyman, can you please name one car that uses a “rubber” timing belt? If anyone still makes automotive belts out of rubber, I wouldn’t want one either. Fortunately, timing belts are made of composite materials like heat resistant nylon and either high tensile glass or some kind of steel belt re-enforcement.
What about the ones with timing gears? The 4.9L I6 that Ford used in their trucks didn’t have a timing chain or a timing belt.
If you don’t change your oil every weekend and shoot graphite into all locks, including the trunk and glove box at least monthly, some pompous stick in the mud on this board will slam you.
You sure do seem to have a flare for the dramatic. Most of us advise to adhere to the manufacturer’s maintenance schedule, so I fail to see how that advice can seem as extreme as you portray it.
ZW, I completely agree. I have thought the same thing numerous times while reading CT threads.
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if you have a timing chain and it broke you have bigger broblems than vandalism.i have never seen a chain break,but they do strech and skip a tooth.the engine wont run if it has a nylon tooth on a cam gear.if some one did something to your car your mechanic should see holes in your timing cover.if you have a timing belt that would be easier since most are enclosed in plastic.but there would be evidence of that also.if you pissed off a mechanic yes.most people have no clue abought abought how to do this kind of sabotage.since i dont know the make and model its simply engine failure from proper up keep.especially on new interferince engines.the belt or chain breaks and the piston hits the valves and your done.older engines are non interferience engines so the belt or chain breaks the engine just stops and you need AAA.replace the parts needed and your good to go.
Yes, but you have to do something REALLY bad to the little gremlins that have to get inside your engine to do it.