I bought a 2008 Hyundai Elantra with under 30K a couple of years ago.
It was used as a short commute vehicle by a teacher.
It had a Mobil 1 oil filter on it when I bought it so somebody seemed to take decent care of it.
It now has 50K and my daughter uses it to go to college 5 hours from home. She drives the 600 mile roundtrip several times a year and the only maintenance I haven't done is the timing belt. The OM says to change it at 90K or 72 months and then again at 150K or 120 months. (I wonder why they only recommend 60K and 4 years on the replacement?)
Does anybody have any experience with the timing belt on the Hyundai Beta engine?
The car is past the 72 months but is far below the 90K...should I change it while she's home for the holidays or can it go further?
PS: We really like this car....it rides much better than our Corolla without much penalty in MPGs. It doesn't burn a drop of oil which is important when dealing with college aged kids.
It was used as a short commute vehicle by a teacher.
It had a Mobil 1 oil filter on it when I bought it so somebody seemed to take decent care of it.
It now has 50K and my daughter uses it to go to college 5 hours from home. She drives the 600 mile roundtrip several times a year and the only maintenance I haven't done is the timing belt. The OM says to change it at 90K or 72 months and then again at 150K or 120 months. (I wonder why they only recommend 60K and 4 years on the replacement?)
Does anybody have any experience with the timing belt on the Hyundai Beta engine?
The car is past the 72 months but is far below the 90K...should I change it while she's home for the holidays or can it go further?
PS: We really like this car....it rides much better than our Corolla without much penalty in MPGs. It doesn't burn a drop of oil which is important when dealing with college aged kids.