Has My Timing Belt Been Changed ?

[chook]

I have a 2000 stagea with Neo engine, bought with 50k on clock, now 75k, but i suspect it has done around 120k. Is there an easy way to determine whether the timing belt has been changed ?

-i have no TB change sticker

-drive belts are all aftermarket

-orange silicon on waterpump gaskets, is this factory ?

Also, is it possible to alter the factory digital odometer on Stageas/R34s ?

thanks

[CEF11E]

take off the timing belt cover and look at the markings on the belt. if it is anything but a nissan belt it has been changed.

you will find if it was changed in japan it is likely to be a gates belt

[gts4diehard]

biggest tell tale sign is that the silver timing sticker is gone, they don't normally fall off. you can be pretty sure the cambelt has been replaced but how long ago is anyones guess. i bought 2 1990 r32 gts4's in april 99 and they both had over 100,000kms on the clock, both had kms marked on stickers, one had been changed at ~70,000 kms, speedo on 108,000 but I replaced the belt on this one at 120,000 kms - I think it may have been wound back also. car was in mint condition as most imports are. Safest thing is to replace the belts, check the tensioners if you are quite dubious of the kms.

[32vspecII]

it is very easy to change the kms

[pablo101]

if your in doubt change it anyway as its not worth the engine damage you will recieve if it breaks or anything

[chook]

thanks