| RE:Timing Chain ? |
Subject: RE:Timing Chain ? by CFI-EFI on 2008/1/30 0:43:37 Quote: Im used to his comments so it doesn't bother me. The "Automotives 101" was an honest and timely suggestion, also. The timing components (chain and sprockets) give no warning before failure. That can just break. It is a rare occurrence, but it happens. Unless you have X-ray vision, there is no way to check for cracked or broken teeth, short of doing all the labor involved in the replacement of the parts. At somewhere around 150,000 miles I checked my timing set for slop. It had about 12° of free play. I decided that was enough and went ahead and changed it. All of the plastic cam sprocket teeth were in good shape and showed no signs of impending failure. It was simply a matter of a stretched timing chain. RACE ON!!! |
