Comments on: NB Miata timing belt change

By: Adam

Adam — Wed, 16 Nov 2011 14:21:48 +0000

Timing belts are 60,000 mile items. Except in California where they’re 100,000 mile items. So, you’re coming up on a change.

No idea what you might be charged. I’ve not visited a mechanic for this sort of work in 15 years.

By: julie

julie — Tue, 15 Nov 2011 21:51:24 +0000

when does a timing belt need to be changed? I have a 2000 with 117,000 miles. what do mechanics charge?

By: Adam

Adam — Mon, 14 Nov 2011 14:46:22 +0000

Glad to help!!

Fanatics guide? I’ve not heard of that one. Gonna hit amazon right now and check it out.

By: Mike Jones

Mike Jones — Mon, 14 Nov 2011 01:52:30 +0000

Thanks again for the writeup and excellent pictures. I’ve got the factory manual for my car (2004 Mazdaspeed Miata) and the Fanatics guide…neither of which go into much detail about tensioning and aligning the belt, so your picture of the two cam pulleys was invaluable.

Thanks again!

Mike

By: revlimiter

revlimiter — Thu, 06 Oct 2011 04:05:38 +0000

Comments like THIS are why I do this. Well, one of the reasons. The pure joy in your comment came across so clearly. I’m very glad to have helped!

By: Nic Smith

Nic Smith — Thu, 06 Oct 2011 03:34:23 +0000

WOW!!! this has been the most helpful link I have come across in the 8 collective hours of internet searching I have spent on this problem trying my dambdest not to pay someone to set my timing after my rebuild (which I did myself minus block boring and crank balancing to properly weighted pistons and rods) first time rebuilding a motor and I was not going to let the timing push me into a mechanics shop THANK YOU!!! the picture on the cam position setting IS ACE!! PROPS MY NEWLY FOUND UNCONFIRMED FRIEND.
Why cant this be the first link that BING claims they will produce minus all the BS you dont want or need?!
once again THANKS 1,000,000!