introduction | timing belt

[elio.pais]

hi all, i'm from Mozambique, i bought an Altezza SXE10 (FAT) recently, imported from Japan.

i would like to now if there is a way of knowing if the timing belt has been changed. i bought the car with 126,000km

[poTTa]

First and easiest thing to do is to look in the Maintenance manual if your car has one.
Then look around the engine for a sticker which says when the last timing belt was changed. This sticker is grey and is about 2 inches long by 1/2 inch wide. This sticker comes with an OEM timing belt and is supposed to be stuck in the engine bay as a reminder.
Even so, get a professional mechanic to take off the plastic cover on the head and to inspect the state of your current timing belt.

[elio.pais]

I have seen the sticker but I can't see the writing. Please find the picture of the sticker attached.

Thanks for you help

[poTTa]

I can't make them out either...
It looks like the date is 03/03/31 - March 31st, 2003 but that's my interpretation. If that's the case then that was 10 years ago and my personal opinion would be to change the timing gear - belt, two pulleys, water pump and hydraulic tensioner pulley. The crank and both cam seals are usually changed at this time and thus an oil and oil filter change is also done. The thermostat and gasket are also checked for any defects. You should also change your engine coolant if it is dirty.
Your mechanic should tell you exactly what is required to do all of this work.

[poTTa]

here are the symbols i used to determine the YEAR, MONTH and DATE

http://www.docoja.com:8080/kanji/quicks?dbname=kokug&sword=year&stype=1

http://www.docoja.com:8080/kanji/quicks?dbname=kokug&sword=month&stype=1

http://www.docoja.com:8080/kanji/quicks?dbname=kokug&sword=day&stype=1

[sxe-bear]

Welcome along

[SilTezza]

welcome

[wullie_trd]

Welcome to tezzaworld

The best way of knowing if the timing belt has been changed is ......... Change the timing belt.