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Automotive Tips from TLC Custom Exhaust Brakes & Tires: Knowing When Your Timing Belt Should Be Replaced

February 27, 2022

The timing belt in your engine controls the opening and closing of the intake and exhaust valves. Royal Oak 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 TLC Custom Exhaust Brakes & Tires 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 TLC Custom Exhaust Brakes & Tires service advisor can help you with the timing belt.

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TLC Custom Exhaust Brakes & Tires
1735 N Main St
Royal Oak, Michigan 48067
248-541-8300
http://www.tlcautocareroyaloak.com

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