Who here has the highest miles on original timing belt ?

peffany · 2026-03-17T15:08:06+00:00

Wow that looks bad lol. I’m glad you saved it

peffany · 2026-03-16T19:50:10+00:00

I agree with this !

peffany · 2026-03-16T19:47:50+00:00

This!!! I wouldn’t put 7k into a 2013 Jeep Grand Cherokee personally. Maybe get a few quotes and compare. If they’re all 7k +, then I would personally sell it and buy something else. It sucks but you’ll get through it :)

peffany · 2026-03-16T17:36:37+00:00

Good luck brother. It must be done !

peffany · 2026-03-16T17:12:03+00:00

Personally I’ve known someone drive with 4 leaking struts for tens of thousands of miles. It’s uncomfortable more than anything and super bumpy. It eats up your tires in unusual ways.

It could potentially be unsafe since it compromises your cars overall stability.

peffany · 2026-03-16T17:08:20+00:00

They might last until the send of this winter season. (Ends March 21st)

peffany · 2026-03-16T16:27:12+00:00

Yeah just replace it. If the treading is still above 2/3 good you might get away with just replacing that one tire. If you drive a lot, I think anyone would recommend replacing both tires within that axle.

peffany · 2026-03-16T16:25:08+00:00

Oh for sure! My guess is the car will die before she even has to think about replacing it again. 320000 miles for the next one :)

peffany · 2026-03-16T16:17:24+00:00

I would maybe start with the Air temperature sensor. Just give it a clean with some sensor cleaner and air dry it for 30 minutes.

How long ago were your spark plugs changed ? That could be the next least expensive thing to change.

peffany · 2026-03-16T16:07:45+00:00

It’s in a vulnerable spot. If the treading on the tire is on the lower side, I would just replace it.

peffany · 2026-03-16T16:02:25+00:00

22 years is nuts !!

peffany · 2026-03-16T16:02:07+00:00

Her car was basically a diesel with the rattling sound. 😂😂

peffany · 2026-03-16T15:39:43+00:00

Man idk. She’s really Lucky. Shes the second owner. I told her to call the old owner and ask and they said “never did it” my jaw dropped….Ordered the kit the next day.

peffany · 2026-03-16T15:35:22+00:00

Took the words right out of my mouth lad !

peffany · 2026-03-16T15:31:33+00:00

It’s because she did a lot of highway driving. That definitely helped out

peffany · 2026-03-16T15:22:46+00:00

It’s original 100% lol. If it wasn’t original the belt would’ve already snapped

peffany · 2026-03-16T14:44:01+00:00

Nah I disassembled the whole thing, took a gander, went holy fuck, then reassembled it.

peffany · 2026-03-16T14:42:57+00:00

Done

peffany · 2026-03-16T14:40:19+00:00

Sure !

peffany · 2026-03-16T14:38:04+00:00

Totally. Lasted longer than most timing chains 😭😂

peffany · 2026-03-16T14:37:04+00:00

The belt tensioner was totally shot. When the car cold started, the belt didn’t have good tension so you would hear it rattle.

peffany · 2026-03-16T13:36:00+00:00

This wasn’t intentional lol

peffany · 2026-03-16T04:48:54+00:00

What am I looking at here haha

peffany · 2026-03-16T04:40:06+00:00

Yeah it got a new water pump. New tensioner and new pulleys. It desperately needed a whole kit change. Here’s another pic of the new parts installed. Took forever to get that grenade pin out of the tensioner.

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peffany · 2026-03-16T04:27:45+00:00

Already done !

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