timing belt

about how much should i expect to spend for the 60k timing belt change.?
is it necessaary to change the water pump also.
2002 accent.
also, what do i have to check-change to main the powertrain warranty??

thanks

 

Call around shops in your area for a quote. Prices will vary greatly by
shop and geographic location.

If you're the original owner, don't change the water pump. It will be
covered by the 10/100 powertrain warranty should it fail. That means
you're only left with a 20k mileage margin where you'll need to pay if it
fails prior to your next timing belt replacement. At 120k, you should
probably seriously consider replacing the water pump if you haven't
already done so.

You'll need to do any powertrain maintenance normally recommended to keep
the powertrain warranty in complete effect. Check the maintenance
schedule in your owner's manual. Keep in mind, the timing belt is one of
the required items (unless you're in California). If you don't replace
it
and it fails outside the 4 year/60k recommended maintenance interval (not
very likely on an Accent), Hyundai won't cover repairs. The timing belt
is a covered powertrain component as long as you replace it at the
recommended interval with a Hyundai belt.

 

Hyundai Tech, why did you add the "unless you're in California" note to
your reply. Im going to have my timing belt replaced in the next month or
so, and I live in CA. I have a Tiburon with 83K miles. What other major
service items should I preform? Thanks!

 

If you look in your owner's manual, you'll see that the timing belt
replacement at 4 years/60k miles has a footnote which reads something like
"in California, replacing the timing belt is recommended but not required."
I suppose there's some California-specific legal issue which makes them
unable to force you to do it at your expense.

I can't provide much advice as to what you should do unless I know the
service history of the vehicle. Presuming your vehicle is 2001 or older,
here's my personal recommendations for maintenance and their intervals:

Replace trans fluid/filter -- 30k miles
Replace air filter -- 30k miles
Replace spark plugs -- 30k miles
Replace spark plug wires -- 60k miles
Replace fuel filter -- 60k miles
Rotate tires -- 7500 miles (depending also on tire condition)
Replace coolant -- every year
Replace timing belt -- 60k miles or 6 years
Change oil and filter -- 3k miles

Note that some items are a little different than the manual
recommendations. I've seen enough plug wire failures on the 2.0 engine
that I recommend replacing them at 60k. The Tiburon timing belt isn't one
that tends to fail frequently, so I wouldn't overly stress about the 4 year
deal. The fuel filter official recommendation is 52,500 miles, but I
figure that's close enough to just do it every 60k. And, given the price
of draining and refilling coolant, there's little reason to not do it
every year to keep everything hunky dory.

And, for others who might read this, these recommendations are intended
for '97-'01 Tiburon, '96-'00 Elantra, and '95-'05 Accent only.

 

"hyundaitech" said --> "The timing belt is a covered powertrain component
as long as you replace it at the recommended interval with a Hyundai belt."

Is the head damage covered if an aftermarket (non Hyundai) belt breaks?

 

IMHO a 3rd party timing belt <cough> NAPA <cough> is not going to break
if changed at regular 60K mile intervals. That said, if it did happen
to break you'd have to go after the manufacturer of the belt to be
compensated for the engine repairs, which would probably be more effort
than it's worth.

--

 

The difference in the price of the timing belt is so small that there's
really no reason to bother with an aftermarket part. Just use the
Hyundai belt and eliminate all possibility of a problem.

 

Not a chance they'd cover it. Your warranty does not cover consequential
damages from a noncovered component (i.e. the aftermarket timing belt).

 

no

 

I recently took my Accent to a garage to have the timing belt changed
(the car is no longer under warranty). They tried to use an
aftermarket belt, but could not get it to work properly. They ended up
having to order a Hyundai belt.