timing belt

noun

1. an endless belt bearing teeth for engaging sprockets on two mechanisms requiring precise synchronization.

Example Sentences

Larson drove his car to the garage after 14 laps with a timing belt issue.

From Washington Times

To run, it needs a new timing belt.

From Seattle Times

If it passes, I may celebrate by getting a third timing belt for our beat-up Honda, so it can get past 300,000 miles.

From Seattle Times

Cornel had changed the oil and put in new spark plugs, a new battery and a new timing belt.

From Washington Post

Most prominently, if the timing belt wasn’t serviced at 30,000 miles, the engine’s pistons could ram into the valves and destroy them.

From New York Times