I will take a belt any day one modern engines, back in the day when chains were short crank to cam and easy to change is a different story.
That's true. Changing the timing chain on a buick 3800 was a piece of cake.I will take a belt any day one modern engines, back in the day when chains were short crank to cam and easy to change is a different story.
Which engines with timing chains have chain guides that neither crumble nor wear out and chain tensioners that fail so much less frequently compared to timing belts and associated components? I'm being serious. I've seen chain guides fail at just 70k miles and less than two years into ownership.I avoid timing belt driven vehicles because regardless of maintenance you will need expensive belt replacement.....sometimes more than once in the vehicle's life while proper oil change intervals should keep a chain drive engine running indefinitely (unless it's a poor design like GM's 3.6 and 2.4).
Small block chevy. They don't have guides or tensioners thoughWhich engines with timing chains have chain guides that neither crumble nor wear out and chain tensioners that fail so much less frequently compared to timing belts and associated components? I'm being serious. I've seen chain guides fail at just 70k miles and less than two years into ownership.
I would agree. The LS430 is the first and last for me. Prior to getting it in 2016, never had a car with a timing belt nor 8 cyl.Yes, I wouldn't buy another car with a timing belt. It's just too much money to shell out IMO. We had a Honda Accord that we ran up to about 85,000 miles and had the dealer install a new timing belt, water pump, tensioner and belt and maybe a couple other things. Put the car up for sale with the receipt and it sold immediately.
I'm completely unfamiliar with those. Aren't those ancient?Small block chevy. They don't have guides or tensioners though