Hello mike_potts07: My name is Roger and I will answer your question. The suggested miles to change your timing belt is 60,000 miles. This is manufacturers recommended service interval. Also this motor is an interference motor. What that means is if the timing belt breaks. The valves in the head will be hit by the pistons. This will bend all valves that are open at that time.
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It should be changed for all cars at least every 3 to 4 years or every 60,000 miles some can go to 80,000 miles but its better to be safe than sorry spend the $200 to $500 on the belt seals and water pump and not worry about the belt snapping and it costing over $4000 in engine damage I change mine every 2 years.
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Car Manufacturer's Recommendations A standard replacement period for the timing belt will fall between 50,000 and 100,000 driven miles. The owner's manual or service manual for your particular model will give you a specific time for replacement.
I have just had similar problem was on my way to work and car just stopped like it ran out of fuel . my balance shaft belt broke which caused the timing belt to jump a tooth still waiting for a quote for repair its up to $2000 so far through hyandai. after looking at other web sites realised this is a common fault with 2002 santa fe. you may want to get the crank angle sensor checked as well as my car has done two so far. hope this helps and your car is not as serious as mine
your senario revolves aroud the milage on your vehicle.should it be a high milage we can call it common.if you did replace the belts then the next step will be is to see hou deep the belt inbeds in to the pulleys.if to deep then it will slip and make a noise
You can drive it till it breaks of course, that will cost much more then replacing it as maintenance though. I would plan to have it changed much sooner then later as you are already past your recomended service time.
Hi....
On your 2004 Santa Fe.
The water pump is not driven by the Timing belt.
Is not stricttly nessesary to replace togheter. they are individual.
But I recomend replace the timing belt when you replace the water pump. Because for get axces to the water pump,
you need to remove all the Timing covers.
Is just a few more minutes to remove the Timing belt.
Inspect the Engine seals, cam and crank Replace if need.
My PC show me a 2.4L 4cyl. for 2004 santa fe.
Ok.. The labor for that job Removing the Timing belt and water Pump ...IS:
2.8 hours. just the water pump 2.4 hours.
OK.. I hope this help on your question...
Thank you for use fixya..
It's a lot of work, and should be done at 60,000 miles. You will have to remove the front cover of the engine to get to it. There's not a lot of room to work with either. If that belt goes on you, so will your engine.
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