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Submitted by Brett Hardcastle for Tumwater Automotive

Looking back on a “time out” experience at home or school can seem amusing after the fact. But, it’s not so funny when it happens to your car. It can be expensive.

Timing belts need to be replaced at the recommended intervals to avoid problems.

What kind of problems?

Worst case is you are stranded beside the road with a destroyed engine. The best case is you are stranded beside the road and need a tow but not necessarily a new engine. The second instance could change to the worst case if you are out in a lonely place with no one around.

The best way to prevent this kind of a problem is to have your timing belt replaced at the recommended time. How will you know what the recommended time or interval is?

Take a look in your owner’s manual or ask a service advisor at your favorite automotive shop. Sometimes a good shop may recommend replacement earlier than the owner’s manual recommends. It’s best to err on the safe side in your best interest. The OEM (Original Equipment Manufacturer) recommendation is the longest period you should go before you replace your timing belt. There may be a good reason to replace it sooner. But, whatever you decide, get it replaced on time to avoid problems.

Let us at Tumwater Automotive know if we can help. We would be happy to look up the recommended mileage intervals for the timing belt replacement on your vehicle.

Remember, not all engines use timing belts. Some use timing chains. They are another subject altogether.

We are prepared to help you!

  1. We will alert you to needed maintenance and repairs.
  2. We will listen to you and your car, using our trained knowledge, searching for the little things that soon grow to be big problems.
  3. We have the equipment to service today’s sophisticated vehicles.
  4. We have the years of experience, training and access to the information to avoid the inconveniences along the road.

Just give us a call and trust us to treat you and your vehicle as part of the Tumwater Automotive family – a legacy of caring for others. We pick you up and take you back to work or home five days a week. And, we’re nice people too!

Feel free to call us for advice. We bet many of your co-workers already do.

Brett and Denise Hardcastle are the owners of Tumwater Automotive and the Tumwater Auto Spa at 6020 Capitol Blvd. SE. Brett and his staff can be reached at (360) 943-9097, Monday-Friday – 7 a.m.to 5:30 p.m. with a free shuttle from home or work. Keep your car finish like new at the Tumwater Auto Spa Car Wash, next door. Keep your vehicle looking good inside and out. Plus, take advantage of the prepaid reduced wash cards for friends, family and co-workers.

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