I believe the '04 is 110k, but I could be mistaken.
Anyway, the only way to see the belt is to pull the forward upper cover, 5 bolts are there to remove.
I doubt there's anything wrong with the belt, but if you're uncomfortable you can take that cover off yourself or bring it to another shop for them to check for you.
Do you live and drive in an "extreme" climate (over 110 or -20 degrees F)? I would definitely get a second opinion on that. 60k miles is only recommended, if you regularly drive in these extreme climate situations.
When I had my oem tires replaced at 58k the Firestone shop wanted to replace the timing belt, accessory belts, water pump etc when it wasn't due till 105k and 3 yrs to go on the time limit. About $1300 in extra's...yeah right. They couldn't even get the wheel weights to stay on.
Has anyone heard of belts breaking on these engines? I haven't. It shouldn't be too hard to remove the front upper cover to check it out though. I plan to change the timing belt myself, when the time comes. I love a challenge!
Change it at 105k miles unless you live in AZ or see 110+ degrees on a daily basis. Same goes if you see below zero daily. I changed my timing belt at 132k miles, no problems.
They just want money. Next time you're in there, why don't you ask that they take you to your car to show you the timing belt. And if they bring you a belt, that's complete BS.
It's very strange for a dealer to inspect a timing belt during an oil change. Very strange.
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