Miata Mailing List: December 1995, Message #84
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   From: RMrph@aol.com
Subject: Re: R.I.P. -- timing belt break - damage?
   Date: Fri, 1 Dec 1995 21:10:02 -0500

In a message dated 95-11-30 14:15:13 EST, mmillman@ptdcs2.intel.com (Miq
Millman) writes:

>My somewhat educated guess:  if the timing belt breaks, the engine merely
>stops until you replace the belt.
>

FWIW, when it was time for the 60,000 mile service on mine, I asked the
dealer if it would do damage if I put it off a bit (was going on a trip and
didn't know if they could do the service before I would need to leave).  It
was only going to be a few hundred miles over, but I was concerned because I
knew to absolutely *not* to put off that kind of service on our previous car,
a 944.  They said it would not do any damage because the valves have enough
clearance of the pistons in this motor.  But of course, if it broke it would
leave me stranded by the roadside.

All this is assuming that this service rep was telling the truth.  I have no
reason to doubt the information since they had always been straight with me
before.  Maybe one of our resident "experts" could verify the info?

Roseanne
SoCal Red '90