The timing belt was replaced by the dealer on 2/21/2014 at 48,500 miles.

And as of today it is at 135,500 miles. So it has been 10 years and 4 months since the last time the timing belt was replaced by the dealer on 2/21/2014.

Should I replace the timing belt ASAP?

 

In my experience, a good quality belt will last much longer than the other critical parts (water pump, tensioner, idler pulley). Were these other parts replaced at 48k?

I changed my belt after 15 years and a little before the 105k requirement only because my water pump began dripping. The old belt looked almost new.

This video will help you get a good look at the belt by removing the front cam cover. I did that procedure to confirm my water pump was leaking inside the timing belt area. But keep in mind, the timing belt is only 1 of 4 parts that can go bad.


If you don't use OEM parts, use the aisin kit from rockauto, not ebay or amazon.

 

The dealer replaced everything, tensioner, water pump, idler pulley and etc.

I just ordered the AISIN TKH-002 from Amazon (ship and sold by Amazon). Still no good? Should I cancel the order and get it from Rockauto instead?

 

I would not risk amazon even if it is shipped and sold by amazon.

In several places on the web, I've read that Amazon will mix all providers of an SKU (for example, a NKG spark plug) into 1 bin to make fulfillment easier. While the spark plug sourced by Amazon is probably genuine, once it is in the bin, it is mixed with spark plugs from other suppliers, some of which may source their spark plug from a counterfeit source.

I got my NKGs from shipped and sold by Amazon on a black Friday deal and figured I would hold them until I did my 105k service. Once I read about the counterfeits, I spent many hours trying to verify they were authentic. Even now, after 4 years using those spark plugs, I still wonder if they were authentic. The good fakes are so similar, they are very hard to tell apart. They will work but won't last 100k and you may not get full performance. Given how long it took me to install them, I will buy them from an auto parts store next time and pay the extra.

Replacing a timing belt takes me at least 16 hours the way I work. It seems silly to waste all those hours installing possibly bad parts that in a best case will need to be replaced. In a worst case, I wreck the engine.

 

Just canceled Amazon order.

A while back I ordered 6 NKG spark plugs from Amazon and installed them and they ran fine and after 6 months later removed to check them out and found out one of the spark plugs the tip was completely rounded and went online doing some researches and it was a counterfeit. The other 5 are genuine.

here is the counterfeit compared to the genuine ones: note the big gap between the washer and thread on the counterfeit and the thread on the counterfeit is rough, the genuine has smooth thread.

 

I removed the front timing cover off completely after removing the serpentine belt and tensioner. The timing belt still look very good. No sign of oil or coolant sticking on the belt. It is dry and clean. No fraying or cracking. I rotated the crankshaft to make sure the whole length of the timing belt is good.

 

great news.

Next time, if you have a trusted buddy, you can remove cover without removing tensioner. Have buddy use wrench to move tensioner toward back of car as if he were going to put slack into serpentine belt. While he holds the tensioner back, get into that 5th bolt with a wrench and you are done in 30 seconds. However, be warned that if he releases the tensioner while you are working on that bolt, bad things will happen.