[455Grandville]

Originally Posted by salem1912

Have 219K on my 2.4L Stratus. Change the T/belt and w/pump at 146K. Overall very pleased with the car.

Amazing how long these modern engines can go; is it using much oil with those miles ?

Originally Posted by Tom Hand

It is an "interference" engine, sort of, in that valves can hit each other. Break the belt and watch for "potential" valve damage from them tapping each other. But I bet you have to have been running the crap out of it at higher rpms to have it hit and do that.

Seems most stories Ive heard of belts breaking was during startup; but Ive never had one break and most of my engines were timing chain/pushrod variety.