2 weeks ago, my car broke down on I-93 while I was driving back to Cambridge. I have to had my car towed to my mechanic in Medford. I suspected that the timing belt was broken (yeah, I was due for a timing belt replacement). What worried me more was that the snapping of the timing belt may have severely damaged my car engine. A few days later, I was informed by Ken that parts of my engine, particularly the valves, timing belt gears, camshafts, and tensioner, need to be replaced. I finally picked my car up last Monday. Needless to say, the damages were not cheap. Sigh... The moral of the story is: timing belt replacement costs $200; fixing a damaged engine can cost you well over $1,000. On the bright side, new engine runs a lot smoother and is at least 25% more powerful.

9/21/2005 10:41:20 PM (Eastern Daylight Time, UTC-04:00)

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