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Re: 2005 Elantra 35K miles - Timing belt? [saluki1991]
by BambuListener
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Feb 23, 2009 (11:58 pm)
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Replying to: saluki1991 (Feb 23, 2009 7:23 pm)
Where are you located? For example in CA, it's every 90K miles, not 60K. And the water pump etc. is a question of taking a chance. The major cost of changing the belt is labor, as it takes a lot of time to pull out the engine and get at the timing belt - the parts themselves are trivial in cost. So happens that the water pump is also located there - so as long as you're paying for all the labor, may as well change the pump (for an additional approx $100 - $150 in costs for the part). If your water pump never goes bad, you just spent $100-$150 unnecessarily. However, if you don't do that, and the pump goes bad, you have to pay for all the labor on top of the part for some $400 or so. So, if you pay the extra $100-$150 for the pump, you just saved yourself $300-$400 in labor costs should the pump ever go bad. As far as the timing belt - don't you have a manual? It should specify if it's every 60K miles or 4 years whichever comes first - then you can make your decision. And $550 sounds about right - if he also replaces the water pump, otherwise, it's a bit high.
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- #3132 of 3260
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Re: 2005 Elantra 35K miles - Timing belt? [saluki1991]
by pat HOST
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Feb 24, 2009 (3:24 am)
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Replying to: saluki1991 (Feb 23, 2009 7:23 pm)
You can look up the manufacturer's recommendations here: Maintenance Schedules.
Hope this helps!
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- #3133 of 3260
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Re: 2005 Elantra 35K miles - Timing belt? [BambuListener]
by saluki1991
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Feb 24, 2009 (7:11 pm)
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Replying to: BambuListener (Feb 23, 2009 11:58 pm)
Thanks for the response. I am in Central Illinois (no Blagojevich jokes, please!). I do have a manual, and it does indeed say 60,000 miles or 4 yrs. It just seems a little unreal to be contemplating changing a timing belt with only 35,000 miles on it. I wrote this hoping to see if anyone else has a similar situation with low miles after 4 yrs and what they chose to do. I thought the $550 sounded a little high. I don't know how much an OEM timing belt for an Elantra is, but I can't imagine it being over $100. That would make the labor (at $72/hr hereabouts) be for 6.25 hrs. Surely this job wouldn't take a mechanic with all the right tools and experience THAT long to do. Now I imagine there could be some other miscellaneous parts to change out (idler pulley, etc.), so maybe that's why, I just don't know.
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- #3134 of 3260
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Re: 2005 Elantra 35K miles - Timing belt? [pat]
by saluki1991
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Feb 24, 2009 (7:13 pm)
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Replying to: pat (Feb 24, 2009 3:24 am)
Thanks for posting this Pat (it never ceases to amaze me how much information Edmunds has!). The schedules are helpful, but they don't seem to mention timeframes, only miles. This indicates changing the timing belt at 60K miles. No mention of the 4 years, though. 
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Re: 2005 Elantra 35K miles - Timing belt? [saluki1991]
by saluki1991
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Feb 24, 2009 (7:17 pm)
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Replying to: saluki1991 (Feb 24, 2009 7:13 pm)
Another interesting thing is that when I get the oil changed (at the dealership), the mechanic always writes the mileage for the next one on the windshield sticker, but never the 3 month date. I asked someone about it last time I was in, and he said I was probably fine just going by the mileage for oil changes. I go (miles-wise) about 4-5 months between oil changes. I guess now that I see it in writing it doesn't sound too far off from the every 3 months.
Any thoughts on the timing belt, Backy?
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- #3136 of 3260
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Re: 2005 Elantra 35K miles - Timing belt? [saluki1991]
by backy
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Feb 24, 2009 (8:10 pm)
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Replying to: saluki1991 (Feb 24, 2009 7:17 pm)
I go by mileage for servicing on my 2004 Elantra (sort of--see below). Five years ago I asked the service manager at the Hyundai dealership where I bought it about service intervals, and he said going by mileage is fine. (Should have gotten that in writing I guess!) It's at almost 42k miles and my current rate is about 7k a year. The way I figure it, the timing belt gets zero wear when the car is not running. I do change the oil every 3500 miles or so because that's the interval that my local dealership gives me free oil changes for (actually 3750 but they aren't too picky), and 6 months is as long as I'd want to go on dino oil (oil does break down with time).
Of course, if the timing belt breaks after 5 years and before I change it at 60k miles, Hyundai could deny a warranty claim. So there is some risk there. You have to decide if you are willing to accept that risk.
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Help me out here - Am I crazy?
by percussionist
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Mar 03, 2009 (11:45 am)
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Hi everyone,
We have a 2007 Elantra Limited which is great - there are only three small problems. One of them is making me question my memory.
If I recall, when the car was new, the dome light would come on after withdrawing the key from the ignition. Now it does not. The light still works and is set to the same position (door). I cannot find any mention of the courtesy light in the owner's manual, so now I am thinking "was that feature always there, or did I imagine it for the past two years?"
I just want to know if this feature exists before I ask the dealer to fix it.
Thanks so much!
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- #3138 of 3260
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mudguards
by percussionist
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Mar 03, 2009 (11:46 am)
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Are mudguards covered under the bumper to bumper warranty for the Elantra? I have one which is cracked and needs to be replaced.
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Re: mudguards [percussionist]
by backy
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Mar 03, 2009 (12:55 pm)
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Replying to: percussionist (Mar 03, 2009 11:46 am)
If they were on the car when the dealer sold it to you, they should be. I've had other cosmetic stuff on the exterior (e.g. black tape on window frame) repaired under warranty. I suppose the question of whether the mud flap was subject to abnormal wear could be brought up (as if they could prove it), but if you know the service writers at the dealership at all, they will probably take care of you.
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Backy
by percussionist
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Mar 04, 2009 (5:51 am)
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Did you see my post (3137) about the dome light? I figure if anyone knows the answer to this, it is you.
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