hmmm.
if i were you i will not postpone it.
better change it now and spend some money and change it later and spend lots of money.
artp's correct, there are lots of factors aside from the odo/km reading. the manufacturers may require you to change it at 80000 kms, but in reality, your engine may have travelled more than that because of your time spent in traffic, idling, etc....
visual inspection will do, but its not a guarantee that your belt is still in good condition. when i had my TB changed months back, it still looks good, without the cracks and the tastas sa gilid. but when i examined it, medyo wala ng pliability yung rubber, which also affects the performance of your vehicle. dahil iba na ang tension nya.
on the other parts that needs to be changed while you will be changing TBs like tensioner bearings and water pumps, it will all depend on you. pwedeng hindi mo muna palitan pwedeng palitan mo na.
you can leave it as it is kung wala ka pang nakikitang symptoms na sira na. like yung sa water pump. pag wala masyadong tulong tubig sa ilalim mo while parked, pwede pa yan. the essence of just doing that is to save of labor costs. kasi pag nagpalit ka ng TB, pag pinapalitan mo na rin ang water pump and tensioner bearing, ang labor cost nyan is isa lang. compared if you change your TB now pay for the cost of labor, tapos after one month, nasira ang water pump mo, so you pay for labor costs again, etc.etc. etc.
hth.
Last edited by 1D4LV; September 21st, 2006 at 05:15 PM.