Q: My car has 65,000 miles on it and my mechanic says the timing belt should be replaced at 60,000 miles, especially since it has an interference engine. He says that if the belt breaks it will wreck ...

Oil seeping from the front of your engine rarely starts as a dramatic failure. It usually begins as a slow weep at the timing ...

The timing belt is a notched rubber belt, sometimes called a Gilmer belt. This belt allows the crankshaft to drive the camshaft, which in turn opens and closes the valves. Without this belt, the ...

If you have an older car from the 90s and below, odds are you have a timing belt. Some new car manufacturers, such as Audi, still use timing belts in their engine designs, but for longevity, many ...

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Car Wizard has become widely known on YouTube as one of the coolest, most transparent auto mechanics in the U.S. His love for cars didn’t end when he started the video production side hustle and ...

I’m a long-time, still-very-satisfied owner of a 2001 Nissan Xterra SE 4x4 SUV that’s served me extremely well as a second vehicle for the 20-plus years and 165,000 miles (265,000 kilometres) since I ...

Belts are stretchy bands that deliver power throughout the engine. As the belt material ages and breaks down, it gets worn, cracks, and eventually breaks. Most, but not all, belts are easily visible ...

Q: My wife drives a 2001 Toyota Camry automatic. In order for her to reach both the gas and brake pedal, she has the seat all the way forward. She sits inches away from the airbag. Do you know how far ...

With labor costs becoming so expensive, there's no reason to install a subpar car part that you'll need to pay to replace ...