January 15, 2016
In your engine, valves over each combustion chamber open to allow fresh air in, close during the combustion event, and then other valves open to let out the exhaust. All of this happens over and over thousands of times a minute. The timing belt’s essential job is to make sure that all of this happens as it should – at precisely the right time. If the timing is off, your engine won’t run efficiently or maybe not at all – so a good timing belt is essential. If it should break, you could have costly engine damage.
Ask your friendly Tuffy Tire & Auto Service Center Gahanna tech when your timing belt is scheduled for replacement.
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115 N. Hamilton Road
Gahanna, Ohio 43230

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