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Kia Sedona V6-3.5L (2003)03 · Maintenance
03 · Maintenance

Timing Belt: Specifications (page 3 of 10)

Make
Kia
Model
Sedona
Engine
V6-3.5L
Year
2003
Section
Timing Belt
MaintenanceSpecifications · page 3 of 10
Timing Belt: Specifications (page 3 of 10) – Kia Sedona V6-3.5L (2003)

Timing Belt: Testing and Inspection

Inspection 

1. Check the belt carefully and if any damage is found, exchange it with a new one. 

1) Vulcanization of the rubber backside. The backside is glossy and non-elastic so that, even if a finger nail is forced into it, no mark is produced.

2) Crack on the rubber belt surface.

3) Abnormal wearing of side face of belt.

Caution:  Belts in good condition seem to be cut by a sharp knife.

4) Abnormal tooth wearing

Initial stage 
Wearing of side face of load exerting tooth (Fabric puff up, rubber material peel off with color changing to white and fabric become uneven
and rough).
Last stage 
Fabric wearing of side face of load exerting tooth occurs and rubber is exposed (Length between teeth decrease.). 

5) Missing tooth.

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