hose and belt replacement

Gdetrailer wrote:

Ductape wrote:

You do it your way and I'll do it mine. I like to change parts when I'm in a comfortable place to do so. You can replace yours wherever and whenever your intuition tells you to. I even do maintenance prematurely if I'm going to be on an extended leg of a trip when it comes due. Oh the waste! :C

Your more than welcome to continue on in your quest of perpetual pursuit of no failure on the road by needlessly replacing parts before they are worn out..

Since I started driving in the early 1980's I have never broke a belt nor blown a hose.. All together collectively over all the vehicles that I have owned that amounts to 1 million miles of driving using the original belts and hoses..

Each vehicle exceeded 140,000 miles with one that had 220,000 miles.

I myself drive 500 miles a week for my commute, changing belts and hoses at 60K miles would result in me changing them ever 2 yrs and that is times three vehicles right now..

I don't just randomly throw parts at a non existent problem just because a manual says I should.

I worked with guy who listened to the BS from his dealer service department.. His dealer said that his Honda vehicles REQUIRE a COMPLETE UPPER ENGINE TEAR DOWN every 60K miles.

Tear down was to replace the valves, timing belt, water pump, belts, hoses and other parts I can't remember.. Cost him several thousand dollars each time..

Yep, there IS a sucker born every minute..

You protest too much... so far my practices never left me stranded. The only vehicles I've had towed were work vehicles. Those were maintained by guys using your philosophy.

I'm not trying to change your mind, and you're not going to save me any money.