When will you change the timing belt in a 1997 corolla with 62500 miles on it?

My dealer asked me to change the timing belt at 60k miles. Can I wait a litle longer?
When will you change the timing belt in a 1997 corolla with 62500 miles on it?
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(If the URL doesn't work because of sessions, go to USA Toyota's FAQ site, http://toyota.custhelp.com/ , and search for %26quot;timing%26quot; and go to the %26quot;Timing Belt and Timing Chain%26quot; article.)



The 1990-1997 4 Cylinder Corolla has a timing belt.

The 1998-2008 4 Cylinder Corolla has a timing chain.



See the further article on %26quot;Timing Belt Maintenance%26quot; for more info: http://toyota.custhelp.com/cgi-bin/toyot鈥?/a>

1999 or newer with a timing belt: change every 90,000 miles or 6 years, whichever occurs first

Otherwise with a timing belt (your case): inspect at 60,000 miles or 4 years, reinspect every 15,000 miles thereafter. (but for cost reasons, should probably just change at each 60,000 mile interval.)

There is no given replacement interval for a timing chain, just replace as needed.
When will you change the timing belt in a 1997 corolla with 62500 miles on it?
Generally timing belts will last at least 120K...If not longer. Especially on Toyota vehicles.I would say wait, they just wanna do it for the money. If your water pump goes out, change the timing belt then. If the water pump hasn't gone out by the time you do change your belt, change the pump out when you change your belt. Gotta take the belt off to change the pump anyway...Water pump is turned by the timing belt.
I wouldn't push it past 70K miles. The belts on the Corollas of that age were not very wide. The V-6s (yours does NOT have one!) were much wider and would go a lot farther. But as has been mentioned, Toyota rated it at 60K for a reason. The good news, however, is that on a 97 Corolla (with either engine that was available), the water pump is turned by a separate drive belt, and the valves will not collide with pistons if the belt breaks, so you are safe on both those accounts. So technically, you could drive it until it breaks (or actually, they usually strip instead of breaking), have it towed in and replaced, and back on the road you go. But there is no way to predict when (or WHERE) that will happen, and they tend to fail at the most inopportune times.



For my money, your best bet is to go ahead and have it changed.



Hope this helps! God Bless!
For a 97 it should be 60,000, But you can safely make it 90,000. Then do it every 90,000.
honestly, no.

the service interval is set at the factory to take into consideration many variables. but if you run longer than that, you're on your own



if you don't change the belt when specified, it can break, allowing the valves and the pistons to become unsyncronised; letting valves crash into pistons. expensive stuff. when this happens, it requires a major engine overhaul with pistons, valves and associated parts, gaskets, belt and possibly cams to be replaced.



dont be a dill, change it at the 60k mileage