Most components in a car will fail gracefully – you’ll start to hear worn bearings or see a slow oil or coolant leak as signs of any impending failures. Some components in a car fail less gracefully. One such component is your car’s timing belt. A broken timing belt may result in catastrophic engine failure.

The timing belt connects the car’s crankshaft to the car’s camshafts. These shafts are connected to the internal parts of your car’s engine. All of these parts need to be perfectly “timed” to operate with one another, which is where the timing belt comes into play.

If a vehicles timing belt fails, the engines parts may slam in to each other and break. This will lead to quite a costly repair or an entire engine rebuild.

Checking a timing belt’s condition is almost as complicated as replacing it, so a timing belt should be replaced at intervals recommended by the manufacturer.

Replacing a timing belt is a very involved procedure, which performed improperly, may damage the engine and leave you without a working car. It is imperative that a timing belt replacement is performed before the belt’s lifespan is exceeded or you could end up stranded with a very large repair bill.

If you know you are due for a new belt or just aren’t sure, find an auto repair shop in Salt Lake City with ASE Certified Technicians who will recommend a solution and preventative maintenance that will keep your car on the road for years to come.

Chip tuning came long ways and I rather like to refer to it as flash tuning. Never in history you got that amount of horsepower for such little money and without hardware modifications. Technology is king.