as far as i know you cant tell its bad until it finally snaps and if that happens you could be waving goodbye to your engine. check with your car manufacturer when your belt should be changed. an outlay of around 350 for a belt change is better than possibly the end of your car.
how can you tell if a timing belt is bad
If you think it is going bad STOP DRIVING and get it changed immediately. If the timing belt/chain goes while you are motoring it will ruin the engine.
The belt could be wearing but not show any problems. When the belt stretches the timing will jump and the engine will run rough. If the belt breaks then the engine wont run at all.
AnswerIf this engine has a timing belt, there is no way to know if a timing belt is going bad unless you look at it and it is frayed or cracked. That is why they are replaced at a predetermined mileage interval. The belt can look good and be ready to fail. Replace the belt according to the mileage interval listed in your owner's manual.AnswerIt is highly unlikely the Taurus/Sable has a timing BELT - unless it is a Taurus SHO model.See "Related Questions" below for more
Yes a timing belt can make it run bad the vale timing gould be off an the cam will be in re tard timing
If I recall correctly. When a timing belt goes bad it just go...
what engine do you have ? the 4.0L and the 2.5 do not use a timing belt. They use a timing chain. Under normal circumstances the chain should last the life of the engine.
NO! This has no effect on the timing belt.
Timing belt or chain may be bad.
No.
It does not have a timing belt it has a chain
Your 94 S-10 doesn't have a timing belt.