Belt life? 248k on original belts :o

[5ABIVT]

Just curious when some of you have changed yours? Our yaris has hit 248k km and the belts have started squealing . Car is an 07.

Must say.. So impressed with this car I'm looking for one for myself to dd. The VW is for sale and going soon !

[WeeYari]

Way, way before that. Probably around 150k km.

[fnkngrv]

For optimum performance and peace of mind why not change them every 50-75k? They aren't too expensive.

[nookandcrannycar]

Just curious when some of you have changed yours? Our yaris has hit 248k km and the belts have started squealing . Car is an 07.

Must say.. So impressed with this car I'm looking for one for myself to dd. The VW is for sale and going soon !

I noticed some cracking (Serpentine Belt), but (IIRC) no squealing, so I had the Serp belt replaced. That was at 207,165 miles (334,137 kilometers). IIRC, the new belt squealed just a bit when I started my Yaris the next morning. I immediately drove to the shop that replaced it. They made an adjustment, and it hasn't squealed since (now at 268,754 miles/433,474 kilometers). Mine is also an 07, and I'm the original owner.

[5ABIVT]

Glad to hear I wasn't nuts lol. The oem belt hasn't begun cracking yet it just never made any noise so I never bothered to change it. In 248k km so far I've had to replace 1 wiper, air filters and oil. I also did 1 plug change but am planning another.

I guess I also wanted to share what a great car it's been. I'm a total DIY so I've been waiting to have to do any repairs easily myself .. It's just never happened !

[nookandcrannycar]

Glad to hear I wasn't nuts lol. The oem belt hasn't begun cracking yet it just never made any noise so I never bothered to change it. In 248k km so far I've had to replace 1 wiper, air filters and oil. I also did 1 plug change but am planning another.

I guess I also wanted to share what a great car it's been. I'm a total DIY so I've been waiting to have to do any repairs easily myself .. It's just never happened !

If you are going to do it yourself AND you know you will do it properly, changing it every '50-75k' (I'm assuming he meant milles.....equivalent to 80,645km-120,968km), as fnkngrv suggests makes perfect sense. Call me crazy, but to me it is like a game to see how low I can drive my per mile cost within the first 400,000 miles while at the same time being as sure as possible that when something is done, it is done right. After 400k, I'll buy a new car to compliment my Yaris (which I'm planning to keep). Right now I'm thinking Prius C Two (Hybrid vs Gas, CVT vs Manual, 4 people doors vs 2 people doors). Then if something 'beyond minor' comes up re my Yaris I can decide if I want to learn how to do the repair myself, pay to have it done, or say goodbye and search for another 5 speed 3-door (2011 with low miles?) to compliment the Prius C. Until I get to that point miles wise (and allow myself to buy a new car...unless my Yaris starts severely falling apart before that, which I think is not likely), I'll let someone else do all but really minor stuff....so that the likelihood of proper execution is manyfold greater :smile:.

[nookandcrannycar]

^^^^^ :smile: my issue (with myself :smile:) is that when I do something mechanical re my car I'm 'OCDish' about whether I did it correctly or not...and I mean 'OCDish' to the level MrMiles is about the appearance of his Yaris :biggrin:. I know from past experience that when I have two cars, I don't feel that same way.

[IllusionX]

had mine changed (myself) at around 128000k. It was dry and cracking up so i didn't take chance.

Note: if you do mostly highway, i believe it wouldn't dry up as fast, since engine bay shouldn't be as hot.

[coheed]

Haha :laugh: I get 30~40k miles out of mine. But my subframe is 2" off the ground and I don't have an under panel so there's nothing defending the belt from the perils of the road.

[bronsin]

You can go LD on the belt if you do regular inspections on it. Like every oil change. (3x a year) When it starts noticeably fraying you can check it once a month if you want or need to.

[TPA5]

Dang, my stupid belt started squealing at 20k. Apparently I'm just unlucky

[bronsin]

Tighten it and squeeling stops.