I went 140k o my first 1999T5 belt, 100k on the second.

the belts don't break, the pulleys wear out and throw the belt. the water pump is due too. This is sound advice. With the mileage and age of your 2002, if you throw a belt, it's time for another car. The cost of repairing the engine just won't be worth it. I believe if you are thinking about new be...

If you replace the TB, WP and both pulleys, and then have a front cam seal blow out later, you will have a real oily mess on your new parts. and you'll be redoing the belt anyway. Best to do the seals while you are in there. Just need to make sure the cams are locked (don't move) and the cam gears a...

I believe seals are OK if they are not leaking caused by high crankcase pressure. Have you maintained the PCV system and does the engine pass the glove inflation test? If the PVC has not been serviced and you fail the glove test, then plan on cam shaft seals with the other parts. If you have done th...

Timing belts hardly break it’s usually the WP that gives up and causes the belt to come off. Almost every single one I’ve seen that broke was a Hepu.

My guesses, if we allow things to run non-stop... 1. The TB itself probably breaks around 140K or so. 2. The Aisin WP: 180K-200K. Very often local garages think the Aisin factory WP needs replacement, and put in a Chinese WP from local auto parts store, these WPs usually blow up 10K-20K later. 3. Th...

Here is what I have heard can happen: Water pump or tensioner fail and the timing belt is torn up. Before the engine stops, the interference valves kiss the piston tops and you have massive damage. Or the timing belt can fail on it's own and the result is the same. Or the aux. belt can fail, wrap up...

Timing belts hardly break it’s usually the WP that gives up and causes the belt to come off. Almost every single one I’ve seen that broke was a Hepu. So what happens? does the WP bearing just lock up and cause the whole thing to go wonky? At that point, I presume the engine is toast? Yeah bearing s...

I would break this into manageable projects, do the timing belt first,
leave the dipstick loose to allow the crankcase pressure to vent off for now.
Then do the pcv system.

I’ve had an early INA tensioner failure which wiped out my new valvejob at 260k.

It isn’t the end of the engine,andat250k, stem seals are worth doing if you want another 100k out of the engine ,anyway