Do you have a bad or broken Timing Belt?

The above reports will take about 14 days on average from the date you ship your timing belt to us (allow 3 weeks before following up). If you require expedited services please detail your needs in your email and we can then quote that special service fee total.

The analysis we perform for chemical presence is called "Fourier Transform Infrared spectroscopy". This test is 100% reliable and accurate. This analysis procedure will without any doubt identify what type of chemical was exposed to your timing belt if any. This test is often used in commercial forensics and is well suited for the study of timing belt failures.

Here are some other common terms used for a used bad timing belt:
Broken timing belt, timing belt broke, timing belt failure, busted timing belt, torn timing belt, shredded timing belt, failed timing belt, attacked timing belt, damaged timing belt, destroyed timing belt and more.

A bad timing belt can be a very serious problem. It can cause extreme engine damage that can cost thousands of dollars to have repaired. Or, if you are lucky and your engine is not the type that becomes damaged from a bad timing belt, you will then only be stranded somewhere someday and may need a hotel room and certainly you will need a tow. Regardless, neither is acceptable and no one should have to experience this. We recommend that only "OEM material timing belts" (material matching the original material) should be used on any engine that uses a timing belt. We are not suggesting you buy your timing belts at the dealer. We are advising that you ask your timing belt supplier if their timing belts are "all" OEM material matched by part individual part number. If they do not know, we suggest they find out for you, or we advise you not to buy timing belts from them. Buy only from the people that know about the timing belts they are selling. If you shop only price on a timing belt you will be hurt. It is surprising to learn that many major and small auto parts stores sell inferior timing belts and don't know or won't face the fact or worse, won't be honest. Installers often don't have any way of knowing what quality is being sold to them and the auto parts store is the key link. The cheapest belts are made with the cheapest materials and will not last the prescribed amount of time stated by the vehicle manufacturer. Most inferior material timing belts will only last about 30,000 - 40,000 miles and this is known when they are produced and sold. There are timing belts being bought & sold that are not even automotive grade in materials. The part number the buyer wants is printed on the timing belt. This is being done without regard to durability requirements or materials specified by the vehicle manufacturer. This practice is deceitful and dishonest when the product is sold with the industry part number on it which indicates or suggests it is like OEM in material when it is actually much less in quality and will fail early. Some retailers buy cheap and sell at high prices to mimic high quality in the price. So, be cautious about what you are ordering and buy from the ones who know what they are selling to you and who you trust will be honest about it. It is okay to not know. In our opinion it is wrong to ignore asking the questions to find out and it is wrong to sell inferior timing belts without clearly telling the installer and the vehicle owner that the replacement mileage is very different and the job will need to be done again in 30,000 mile approximately.

An automotive timing belt is an important component to any engine that uses a timing belt. When installing a new timing belt be aware that there are some inferior materials or wrong tooth design timing belts that can be a serious problem for the untrained eye. Installing an inferior timing belt does result in a shortened replacement requirement to avoid serious engine damage or stalled engine. However, these inferior timing belts do not come with any notice that they require a 15,000 mile inspection and replacement at 30,000 - 40,000 miles or sooner in some cases. Doesn't this seem like the seller responsibility to ensure that you are being sold the correct quality timing belt? We think so because timing belts all look alike and when you order a timing belt for a specific year and model vehicle it should be matched in quality as prescribed by the vehicle manufacturer. Anyone selling anything less in quality without explaining the lower quality replacement needs is exposing themselves to a legal problem and exposing the vehicle owner to eminent timing belt failure before the recommended timing belt inspection time of usually 40,000 miles. Because of this quality issue we recommend everyone with a replaced timing belt have a timing belt inspection done at 20,000 miles just for assurance. Most timing belt warranties are only good for 12,000 miles and only the replacement of the part, not the labor. So, an inspection at 20,000 miles could save you a terrible experience and we recommend that regardless of the quality of your timing belt. Sprockets, bearings, Tensioners, and often water pumps can also play an important part in failures of timing belts. Changing a timing belt should only be done by an experienced certified mechanic because mistakes can be very expensive. And, we suggest the bearings are also changed at 80,000 miles or more. You can't expect the bearing to go another 80,000 miles (160,000 miles total) without really playing a gambling game. Chances are you will lose that particular game as the odds are real bad and the costs can be very high.

We do hope we offer you some hope of finding out the real facts. We can offer you many years of experience in laboratory hands on studies and timing belt failure studies and these are both relative to one another. We can identify which if any general chemical like oil, antifreeze, solvent, cleaners, etc. caused the failure and we offer an experienced opinion on the cause of failure if you request that deep of study. We do offer different levels of study and consulting service. We also assist suppliers with quality direction and supplier suggestions upon your request. Fees are shown above and for other service quotations, please email us your inquiry. We look forward to assisting you with your needs.