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Old 05-29-2018, 04:15 AM
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Originally Posted by Gaz64 View Post
Factory timing belts are covered for owner safety and debris, to get some longevity.

Timing belts are also more critical, since a failure generally means bent valves, where as ancillaries with belt failure gives you a chance to shut the engine down, and it may be ok.

I class just about any engine these days as interference.
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