Your timing belt makes sure the different parts of your engine move in sync, and if it starts to fail, you’ll want to replace it as soon as possible. But what will that cost? Will your warranty help?

A belt sitting in a dealer's warehouse isn't subjected to the stresses and strains of a belt that's in your car, so it wouldn't be unserviceable as you contend. Belts do deteriorate in the rather ...

Timing belts themselves are relatively inexpensive but can easily cause thousands of dollars of damage if they break while the engine is running. Engines come in two configurations: Interference and ...

Many modern passenger cars have either a timing belt or a timing chain. Generally speaking, timing belts have the advantage of being quieter and cheaper to produce and replace, while timing chains ...

How much should it cost to replace timing belt on my Honda Civic? When should that replacement typically be done? Does the VW Polo 1.0 Turbo R-Line have a timing chain? I have just bought a brand new ...

Zak is new to the CarBuzz team, working as a freelance content writer. When Zak isn't writing How To articles for CarBuzz he's working as a high school automotive technology instructor. Before ...

We must first understand what each of these two systems does for a car. They both serve the same purpose, which is to coordinate the movement of the crankshaft as well as the camshaft(s) so that the ...