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Automotive Tips from Tuffy Rockford: Knowing When Your Timing Belt Should Be Replaced

July 21, 2019

The timing belt in your engine controls the opening and closing of the intake and exhaust valves. Loves Park drivers need to replace it on a schedule to avoid failure.

Timing belts are very difficult to get to, requiring quite a bit of labor to access. Timing belt replacement is one of the more expensive maintenance services, but the cost at Tuffy Rockford to correct an engine damaged by a broken timing belt is much, much more.

The timing belt has a tensioner to help maintain proper belt tension. The tensioner should be replaced along with the timing belt and any idler pulleys at the vehicle manufacturer’s specified service interval. Your Tuffy Rockford service advisor can help you with the timing belt.

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Tuffy Rockford
6574 E. Riverside
Loves Park, Illinois 61111
815.639.1239

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