Originally posted by crshnrun:
.... Looked under the hood to find that the belt is missing at least 1/4 of its teeth. ..


The only belt you normally see underhood is the accessory/serpentine belt which has longitudinal grooves. Timing belt, which is cogged, only visible when cover removed.
For the benefit of casual readers please confirm it's the latter you're seeing as faulty, thanks.

98 Mystique LS v6 atx 163,000km 97 Contour LX v6 atx 163,000km