Without doing too much work, the top engine support bracket needs to be removed in order to remove the top timing belt cover. I was able to remove the one visible screw in the center of the top timing belt cover and press it back, exposing a slit enough to see the top side of the belt. By rotating the engine a small increment at a time, I was able to see and read something on the outside of the belt: a mopar logo, the number 4621844, and Gates logo. All this was about 2 inches long, on the outside of the belt. This was followed by "DO NOT CRIMP". (This appears to be an OEM belt number). The outside of the belt appeared to be in good condition and clean, without any visible fraying, so the belt looked relatively new. I could not see the lugs on the inside of the belt. Bolts on the support bracket showed some evidence of rust on the edges, but this wasn't clear evidence of a change. The two bolt nuts on the air conditioner lines also showed what was probably evidence of them being removed.
Perhaps the most compelling evidence was a plastic bar code label on the top timing belt cover. It had two bar codes, with the following below the top bar code: TNXE6157200185, and P05047249AA below the bottom bar code, followed by 2.4L AA. (All 0s are numbers, they has a slash). Also on the label, in largest text, was "249". Since I've seen where the timing belt covers are sometimes part of the PT Cruiser timing belt cover kits, and I don't imagine that the bar code label was for the engine itself, I'm thinking it must be for the top timing belt cover itself, or maybe for a set of timing belt covers. I did a Google search using these numbers, but no hits. I couldn't find any corresponding OEM part numbers for the timing belt covers..... but they may be after market items???
All in all, the little bit I could see of the belt gave some confidence that it had been replaced.
Any comments? (please)