# timing belt or chain?

**URL:** <https://forums.speedlife.net/t/timing-belt-or-chain/194313>\
**Category:** PittSpeed Automotive\
**Created:** [December 20, 2007, 1:06pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/timing-belt-or-chain/194313 "2007-12-20T13:06:08Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 9\
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**Author:** ![GNocide](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/gnocide/32/5947_2.png) [@GNocide](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/GNocide)\
**Post date:** [December 20, 2007, 1:06pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/timing-belt-or-chain/194313/1 "2007-12-20T13:06:08Z")

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for a 2002 Mitsubishi eclipse 3.0 v6

who works on these??where a good place to get this work done?

whats the maintenance schedule for timing belts for this v6 car?

i don’t need it yet but maybe soon- i would do it early though.

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**Author:** ![bgblockelcamino](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/bgblockelcamino/32/5997_2.png) [@bgblockelcamino](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/bgblockelcamino)\
**Post date:** [December 20, 2007, 1:09pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/timing-belt-or-chain/194313/2 "2007-12-20T13:09:14Z")

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timing belt it 100k mile to replacement

would advise doing the waterpump too at the same time since you are already there.

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**Author:** ![berad](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/berad/32/5953_2.png) [@berad](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/berad)\
**Post date:** [December 20, 2007, 1:12pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/timing-belt-or-chain/194313/3 "2007-12-20T13:12:13Z")

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^^^

> [@Past 2 nights...](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/past-2-nights/33897/164):
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> who works on these??where a good place to get this work done?

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**Author:** ![GNocide](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/gnocide/32/5947_2.png) [@GNocide](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/GNocide)\
**Post date:** [December 20, 2007, 1:13pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/timing-belt-or-chain/194313/4 "2007-12-20T13:13:07Z")

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belt huh?

well im at only 54000-so thats way too early i guess

my acura was changed every 60000 that why i ask.  
your sure about 100000 then huh?

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**Author:** ![bgblockelcamino](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/bgblockelcamino/32/5997_2.png) [@bgblockelcamino](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/bgblockelcamino)\
**Post date:** [December 20, 2007, 1:16pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/timing-belt-or-chain/194313/5 "2007-12-20T13:16:47Z")

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just looked in the factory manual again  
lowest i have seen typically was 75-80k  
but you are right you car states 60k then changed again at 100k

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**Author:** ![BlackZ28](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/blackz28/32/5932_2.png) [@BlackZ28](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/BlackZ28)\
**Post date:** [December 21, 2007, 7:42am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/timing-belt-or-chain/194313/6 "2007-12-21T07:42:57Z")

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mitsubishi reccomends 60k mile timing belt replacement on the 4cyls. i would think the v6 is the same.

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**Author:** ![SoLow](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/solow/32/6001_2.png) [@SoLow](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/SoLow)\
**Post date:** [December 21, 2007, 5:31pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/timing-belt-or-chain/194313/7 "2007-12-21T17:31:50Z")

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1st-Try FTW

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**Author:** ![rusty240det](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/rusty240det/32/5946_2.png) [@rusty240det](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/rusty240det)\
**Post date:** [January 3, 2008, 8:37am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/timing-belt-or-chain/194313/8 "2008-01-03T08:37:30Z")

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those things suck balls to do. i did one once, everything was just real tight in there.

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**Author:** ![GNocide](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/gnocide/32/5947_2.png) [@GNocide](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/GNocide)\
**Post date:** [January 3, 2008, 9:07am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/timing-belt-or-chain/194313/9 "2008-01-03T09:07:55Z")

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well jay thats just my luck- its a good work car for me