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Good news on that front, but I would definitely follow up on the possibility that your timing belt was not actually changed. I am pretty certain your car has an interference engine, so a broken belt will lead to at least some bent valves, have to take the head off and maybe more to fix.
Thanks for the advice. Here's a question. Will a mechanic be able to tell how old a timing belt is by looking at it? Will they be able to figure out if it's a new one or the original?
What's interesting is that when I picked up the car that day I had a strong premonition that they did not really replace the timing belt. I am a trusting person and I never have these kind of thoughts but I sure did that day. Now that I read the review and learned they actually do things like this I will be sure to get it checked out.
If the jump DOES NOT start the car, it is likely something else ... but the battery could still be weak.
I just went through this with my car. A cold snap killed what little what was left of my battery and after several failed attempts to jump start it, we installed a new one. It turned right over.
I just went through this with my car. A cold snap killed what little what was left of my battery and after several failed attempts to jump start it, we installed a new one. It turned right over.
Problem solved.
Amazing how similar your story is to mine. Any other time in my life that I needed a new battery my car easily got jumped. This was the first fail (although it finally worked after several attempts). I wonder if there is something particular about cold temperatures that make jumps harder?
They do seem to last a long while where you don't get below zero weather.
Just about the ideal climate in Oakland CA... seldom either extreme.
None of the homes around her have Air Conditioning and many use little heat with older homes only having a small floor furnace.
The battery in my Kubota dates from 2004 and counting.
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