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If your Honda is a V6, you likely need to plan for a belt replacement around the 100,000-mile mark. Honda four-cylinders from ...
A timing chain is exactly as it sounds – it looks a lot like a bicycle chain – while timing belts are usually made of reinforced rubber compound. Chains, which used to be the only choice, are ...
Your car has either a timing belt or a timing chain, and each requires different levels of maintenance. It’s tricky to differentiate the two since they both perform a similar task inside your car’s ...
Along with the timing belt and timing chain, what can happen to an engine should either fail also plays into whether or not you have an interference type engine or a non-interference type engine.
Newer, wet timing belts run inside the engine in oil like a chain and are said to be among the ones that last that long, but this type of design has caused problems in the past in engines like the ...
Some engines have built a reputation over the years for timing chains that rarely, if ever, need replacing. These engines often surpass 200,000 miles without timing chain problems, contributing to ...
Know your timing belt and chain Wednesday, May 16, 2018 — updated on January 01, 2021 ...
It’s never fun to hear that you need to get the timing chain replaced in your vehicle. You know instantly that it’s not going to be a cheap repair, but just how much does it cost to get a timing chain ...
In the world of engines, timing chains are often praised as the more durable, maintenance-free alternative to timing belts. They’re designed to last the life of the engine—or so we’ve been told. But ...
The Mazda 3 timing belt or chain question is a common one, but one with a fairly simple answer. Unless the Mazda 3 in question is the very first turbo-diesel model (sold in Australia between 2007 and ...