MY DEALER tells me the camshaft timing belt on my five-year-old Hyundai Elantra will need to be changed at the next service, at 90,000km. He tells me the service will cost about $1000, which I think is excessive. Is a belt change necessary?
THE 90,000km service is important, and part of that is changing the camshaft timing belt. Though it is done as a precaution, the consequences of not changing it far exceed the cost of replacing it at the recommended time. Should the belt fail, you will probably badly damage your engine, the repair of which would cost thousands of dollars.
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