how can you tell if a timing belt is bad
The altima uses a timing chain, not a belt.
Yes a timing belt can make it run bad the vale timing gould be off an the cam will be in re tard timing
Common signs are: Hesitation, poor running, valve clatter, and loss of power. A broken timing belt or timing chain can cause an engine to stop running or cause the valves to crash to the pistons.
If I recall correctly. When a timing belt goes bad it just go...
NO! This has no effect on the timing belt.
Timing belt or chain may be bad.
No.
Your 94 S-10 doesn't have a timing belt.
Bad missfire and if ur car is hard to start then its a stretched timing belt.
Is it safe to drive my 2000 Mercury Mystique with a bad timing belt?
Do you mean a bad timing chain ? The 2.3 liter four cylinder engine in a 2005 Ford Escape has a timing CHAIN instead of a timing belt