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| # | Post Title | Result Info | Date | User | Forum |
| Answer to: Changing Timing chain as a precaution? | 32Relevance | 5 years ago | billybob | Submit Your Question HERE | |
| timing chains normally last the life of an engine. Even when they don't they almost always never fail, they stretch, and when that happens you hear them rattling. To replace the timing chain you have to year apart the whole engine, there is a lot more labour involved replacing a timing chain than a timing belt. I have seen cars where it is a ten hour job. If it isn't making any noise I would leave it alone. | |||||
| Did slipped timing chain damage my engine | 32Relevance | 2 years ago | Harrisjustin | Submit Your Question HERE | |
| I just had my cam phasers and timing chain replaced in a 2012 3.5 eco-boost. With 150,000 miles. I still have a leg at 2500 RPM when I am accelerating it drops down to 2000 RPM but then continues to accelerate just fine. My timing chain slipped three links according to the Ford dealership. Is my 3.5 eco-boost damaged permanently from this timing chain mishap? | |||||
| Leaking timing chain cover | 32Relevance | 4 years ago | daveEquinox | Submit Your Question HERE | |
| Hey, Scotty. Got a 2005 Chevy Equinox with 212K miles. It is leaking coolant. I had my mechanic pressure test it and he said it's either the water pump or the timing chain cover. I replaced the water pump and it was leaking but there is still a small coolant leak coming from the area near the crankshaft pulley. I'm assuming it must be the timing chain cover. How can a timing chain cover leak coolant? Thought it was just motor oil. | |||||
| Answer to: ford ranger | 38Relevance | 5 years ago | James St. Clair | Submit Your Question HERE | |
| ... across a bicycle chain. It might need knee timing chain guides if that’s the case. Although, I’ve heard that sometimes if it hasn’t gone too far, new timing chain tensioners can be installed for around $100 in parts. Some people change those out as preventative maintenance. Also, check the thermostat housing. The plastic ones leak after a while. SimmonAutoSports.com has a one piece all aluminum housing for this engine. Dorman also makes one. Also, make sure the oil was changed regularly! If the previous owners let it go too far, it could’ve started to plug ... | |||||
| Answer to: Corolla timing cover and chain replacement! | 37Relevance | 2 years ago | Chuck Tobias | Submit Your Question HERE | |
| Well, on most engines timing chain replacement is not a scheduled maintenance. I've run cars up to the 300K-400K mile range with no timing chain problems. Long service life does require though that oil changes be done on time to prevent chain wear. How much extra would it cost to install a new chain while they are in there? If not a lot of additional labor it might make sense as long as OEM parts are installed. (Guides should also be replaced if installing a new chain.) | |||||
| Answer to: Toyota/Nissan V6 Timing Chains | 37Relevance | 5 years ago | Doc | Submit Your Question HERE | |
| timing controlled by a belt is accessible and easier to change out than a timing chain, guides and tensioners that are accessible only after removing a good portion of the front of the engine. timing chain kits are usually specified to be change at roughly 120,000 miles. Belts are subject to oxidation and other factors that affect their life. I personally would always go for the chain set up because I have done this work many times and believe the chain is much better than a belt. If you have to pay someone to do it for you, the belt is far less expensive than the chain to change, IF, you get it changed before it breaks and destroys your engine. The chain, on the other hand usually gives you a warning of the impending disaster with a cold start rattle that is unmistakable. Pick your poison. | |||||
| Answer to: Loud Engine post timing chain break. | 32Relevance | 4 years ago | Chuck Tobias | Submit Your Question HERE | |
| Was the engine rebuilt along with replacing the timing chain? The GM Ecotec 2.4 is an interference engine. When your timing chain broke, the pistons crashed into the valves. This will bend valves and can even crack or punch holes in pistons. When pistons contact the valves something has to give. If the timing chain was replaced and nothing else was done it's a surprise that it's running at all. | |||||
| How long will the timing chain really last in my 2001 Nissan Maxima?? | 32Relevance | 5 years ago | Slodownslim311 | Submit Your Question HERE | |
| Scotty I have a 2001 Nissan Maxima, 234 thousand miles with an automatic transmission.. This is my first car with a timing chain and I'm wondering how long will the timing chain really last?? The car had 203,000 miles when i bought it and besides the shift solenoids going out, I've not had any problems.. Runs great! Only run premium gas, and keep it serviced.. Just wondering how many more miles i can expect out of the timing chain?? | |||||
| Changing timing chain tensioners as a maintenance item. | 32Relevance | 5 years ago | James St. Clair | Submit Your Question HERE | |
| Should timing chain tensioners be changed as a maintenance item on later model 4.0 SOHC Fords? I read somewhere that people were changing them out at 75,000 miles to prevent wear on the timing chain cassettes. These engines are known for timing chain problems and changing these might prevent some wear and prolong the life of the engine. | |||||
| Answer to: Corolla timing cover and chain replacement! | 31Relevance | 2 years ago | Hixster | Submit Your Question HERE | |
| You don't need top replace a timing cover unless it's been damaged. If your oil leak is small, and say it doesn't spot the ground or wet the engine and there's no smell/odor/smoke, heck you really don't have to fix it. That engine can get a small leak right where the tensioner and chain cover meet. Also the tensioner can be replaced without taking the timing chain cover off. | |||||
| Cost to fix cold start rattle caused by timing chain tensioner? | 37Relevance | 5 months ago | louwil65 | Submit Your Question HERE | |
| 2007 Lexus ES 350, automatic, about 180,000 miles. Cold-start rattle began ~100 miles ago, worsened over ~60 miles driving. ~40 miles ago, high-pitched whining started both idling (rattle) AND driving (whining). Parked immediately, sitting 2 weeks undriven. No CEL. Independent shop inspection: "Removed drive belt to verify noise not accessory—noise present belt-off. Stethoscope confirms noise from front bank behind timing cover. timing component noise, possibly chain slap from bad tensioner. Referred to dealer." 3 Louisville quotes: Dealership (phone quote, worse case scenerio): $8,900 Independent shop 1(phone quote): $3,000–$7,000 range Independent shop 2:(phone quote) $1,800 labor + dealership parts Drive low miles yearly, want reliability/no breakdowns. Considering dump for 2005–06 Camry/ES330. Questions: Front bank/timing cover noise at 180k miles + rattle idling + whine driving = just tensioner/o-rings, or stretched chain/guides/VVT damage likely? $1,800 labor + parts realistic for full 2GR-FE front bank timing fix per inspection, or bait-and-switch once inside? What must be included? Lexus $8,900 vs. independents—which aligns with "timing component/chain slap" at 180k miles? With inspection + 180k miles + progressing symptoms, would you: Fix (which type of shop?), or Sell AS-IS and buy simpler Camry/ES330? Key questions for independent shop BEFORE work to avoid $5k surprise mid-job? | |||||
| Answer to: 2013 VW Jetta change out Timing Belt? | 36Relevance | 4 years ago | Dan | Submit Your Question HERE | |
| ... - but this one bends it's valves. but please verify, It's almost impossible to know for sure. If you want to keep the car for a long time, replace the timing belt - when the belt will brake chances are the engine is going to be totaled. It's not about correcting timing, this engine doesn't even have VVT for that - it's about the engine not blowing up. A timing belt replacement has little to do with 'getting the timing correct', If you have a chain (you don't) it can stretch and cause incorrect timing, belts (like your car) snap and total the car. ... | |||||
| Timing Chain Rattle | 31Relevance | 5 years ago | eckhardtkl | Submit Your Question HERE | |
| ... sure it has to do with the timing chain. I had a mechanic tell me that it would need a complete engine re-build at that point (they wouldn't work on it though). Is it not possible to just replace the chain, sprocket, and tensioner? Could it potentially not be the timing chain? Thanks for your help. | |||||
| Answer to: Toyota Celica timing chain needs replacement? | 36Relevance | 2 years ago | Dragos Sabin | Submit Your Question HERE | |
| Hello!Is there any moment in wich the timing chain is normal to be a little lose? I've seen a video in wich a guy rotates the cams and only in one exact position the timing chain changes from stiff to a little loose. Is that thing normal?I'm asking this because i changed the valve cover gasket on my '04 Celica, 360k km manual tranny, and i had the BIGGEST unlucky moment to find the cams sitting in the position that makes the chain loose, so i thought omg i need a timing chain kit asap.. Please watch the video from minute 4:30 All i want to know if it's normal to get loose at that cams positions or is there something wrong with the tensioner Thank you so much! | |||||
| when should a timing chain be replaced? | 36Relevance | 5 years ago | theeel | Submit Your Question HERE | |
| I often wonder about when to change the timing chain on any vehicle. I've watched videos where the chain had to be replaced as soon as 40,000 miles. Some people recommend that it be replaced every 50,000 miles and definitely before 100,000 miles as a preventive measure. Some people with my car (2002 Mustang GT - 71,000 miles) had to change their chain at 75,000 miles. Surely these chains last a lot longer than this. Who would want the expense of changing a chain every 50,000-100,000 miles? Anyway, I've noticed on my ODB scan tool that my Mustang's timing on ... | |||||