The "standard" timing belt change interval is about 60k, so you ought to be halfway thru your third one. That said, that interval is probably set so that the miles to failure graph put's that interval in the under 1% chance of failure category. Especially on an interference engine like yours. I agree with Hazy, drive it home, unless removing one of the belt covers discloses lots of fraying and chunking or cracking or missing belt teeth.


Thanks for the tips guys. I called the dealership and made an appointment to have them do the work. I actually already had a belt and waterpump i had bought from mitsubishiautoparts.net so i just have to pay labor, which wasnt as bad as i was expecting givin that its the dealership. Oh, and when speaking with the person she said that mine was a noninterference engine, but stated that the noninterference engines are the ones the cause damage and the interference ones didnt? She said it was the opposite of what it sounded like? MAybe she was confused. anyway, hopefully i can avoid that horrible silence you mentioned!

Just to make you worry, the sound of the belt breaking is utter silence. You never hear the valves hitting the pistons. The motor just quits running...