Captain KRM P5 said:the timing belt should be changed at 60,000 miles, some people change the water pump then as well. every 30,000 miles i would change the air filter, spark plugs, flush the trans fluid and replace it, flush the coolant and replace it. this is the service schedule laid out for me by a Mazda Master Technician. we offer maintenance packages for the do-it-yourselfer for all mileage ranges, feel free to drop us a line any time
srvntfhim said:When is it recommended to change our timing belt? And what are the necessary parts/tools in order to do so. Anyone know what Mazda charges? While you're at it, anyone know what Mazda charges for a clutch swap too??
ChopstickHero said:hmmm... according to the maintenance schedule, the timing belt should be replaced at 105,000 miles? (sorry for the crappy small screenshot)
larger one if you can see it:
Captain KRM P5 said:105,000 is way out of the norm for the general rule of thumb for one. its like toyota used to say thier engines were good enough that oil changes only needed to be done at 7500 miles. they found themselves replacing engines with more frequency under warranty and began to rethink that recommendation.
a timing belt is a cheap and easy enough job that i would not wait. pretty much any shop, independent or otherwise, will recommend that. its preventive maintenance, and even though we have non interference engines that stand nothing to have harmed if the belt breaks, i'd rather err on the side of caution.
Captain KRM P5 said:105,000 is way out of the norm for the general rule of thumb for one. its like toyota used to say thier engines were good enough that oil changes only needed to be done at 7500 miles. they found themselves replacing engines with more frequency under warranty and began to rethink that recommendation.
a timing belt is a cheap and easy enough job that i would not wait. pretty much any shop, independent or otherwise, will recommend that. its preventive maintenance, and even though we have non interference engines that stand nothing to have harmed if the belt breaks, i'd rather err on the side of caution.