Miata Mailing List: September 1999, Message #190

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>From: Ted4Eagles@aol.com
>Subject: Re: timing belt 60K
>Date: Mon, 30 Aug 1999 20:50:11 -0400
>
>
>  "Scuse me for jumping in.  I've been tempted to replace Rocinante's
water 
>pump each time I've serviced the cam belt, but always cheaped out.  Now at

>207,000 miles (out of sequence due to LWS crank failure), I'm faced with 
>doing another cam belt, and will once again leave the original pump alone 
>because it's still fine.  Although a water pump leak can screw up a good 
>timing belt, it's not difficult to diagnose if you're paying attention --
and 
>the things apparently last a long time.
>
>  Foureagles

Well your experience is different than mine......

My water pump only lasted about 1.2 timing belt changes.... gone at 120,000
km  (75k miles)

Just another data point....

Fletch.