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Old Oct 21, 2014 | 07:58 PM
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I am looking at a 2004 C70 and have narrowed it down to two cars. One has 51000 and the other 65000. Should I worry about the timing belt with that many yrs. or should I wait til it reaches the miles. I was thinking about negotiating the timing belt into the deal.

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Old Oct 21, 2014 | 08:43 PM
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Don't wait for the mileage. 10-12 years is all I would go on the belt. It isn't the belt that usually fails, its the idler or tensioner.
 
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