7th May 2021, 13:21
I agree with you on this, it always causes confusion on here. Perhaps the faults section needs a separate section on maintenance items. But then most well written reviews will include maintenance items in the fault or general comment section.
I hate the message threads that go on forever though. I remember a guy arguing with me back and forth a few years ago about a review I wrote for a car I had for 10 years and over 100,000 miles. It was generally a reliable car and I mentioned most maintenance items, and faults, but he was upset because he had the same car and said my review was fake as the reliability I got out of it was impossible. Why is this so hard for people to believe? Look after your car and it can last many miles without serious issues. I get that the 200,000 mile plus reviews written with little or no faults are fake, but you should ignore such reviews, and remember also some reviewers maybe just forget to mention all the faults they had on a car over many years.
7th May 2021, 01:41
All water pumps that are scheduled to be changed are the ones driven off the timing belt. It makes perfect sense to do both at once seeing how both require the same procedure. I never had a timing belt engine, all were chains and the water pumps ran off a "V" or serpentine belt only requiring replacement if they leaked or the bearings started to growl. Most that I've owned, the water pump lasted the life of the vehicle.