Timing chain

[fanny]

Hi could I ask my truck has done 120000 miles now so when should I think about have timing chain replaced please.
Also anyone in Sheffield used DP Autos in Handsworth?
Thanks

 

[jonela]

Is it a 2.4 pet 2.7 or 3.0 ?

 

[fanny]

Hi sorry it's 2.7 diesel 54 plate

 

[Fez_uk]

no chain, it's gear.

 

[solarman216]

then it has no chain to replace, it is gear driven, Rick

 

[solarman216]

pipped me to the post there Fez, well done, Rick

 

[Fez_uk]

:naughty

 

[fanny]

So being a female I need to ask what do I need to do now? As my old paj had a chain and I knew to have that replaced

 

[solarman216]

Nothing to do Fanny, will never wear out, just drive it, Rick

 

[Sweety]

As said no action or worrying is needed:thumbs

 

[Lazy-Ferret]

that is one of the things that makes the 2.7 so good...

Basically there are one of 3 things that take the drive from the bottom of the engine up to the top of the engine.

There is the CamBelt, which is a belt very like a fan belt, but with teeth on the inside of it, made of rubber/plastic substances that needs regular changing, as it is stretched very tight, and perishes in a relatively short time, and can then slip or snap.

Then there is a Chain, which is pretty much just like a bicycle chain, that does the same job as the cambelt, but being made of Metal, lasts longer. The down side is, over time the chain still stretches, and after a while it stretches so far the tensioner can't keep it tight. Then it starts to slap around, and wears it's self against anything it can hit, in some cases wearing holes in the metal work of the engine as well.

The third option, is what the T2's have, which is a series of cogs to bring the drive from the bottom of the engine up to the top, which basically can not stretch or snap, so nothing to change.

Have a night out on the the town on the money you have just saved...:lol

 

[zippy656]

Sit back


Relax



Enjoy

 

[kwondo]

Hi could I ask my truck has done 120000 miles now so when should I think about have timing chain replaced please.
Also anyone in Sheffield used DP Autos in Handsworth?
Thanks

mines done 174000 miles and still going strong, body tired but the engine is sound and reliable.....its just my body that's getting tired and old, to keep up with the mav.

 

[jims-terrano]

So is this another Tenner membership well spent :thumbs

 

[fanny]

Thanks for all the advice. Yes another tenner well spent.

 

[AlexD333]

Thanks for all the advice. Yes another tenner well spent.

Glad to hear it! Still if your not a party person you could put the money towards some service items. Buy the fluids and filters perhaps? :nenau

 

[fanny]

Glad to hear it! Still if your not a party person you could put the money towards some service items. Buy the fluids and filters perhaps? :nenau

Oh like to party but at moment I've got a slipped disc so the party is on hold

 

[Barrbeast]

I had a friend with a slipped disc, nasty You getting it operated on?

Just drifting back to topic slightly even if you had the 3.0 its a hybrid gear/chain (only the camshafts are chain driven off the injector pump) and according to the lads in the know from down under it should never need replacing :thumbs

 

[supergnome]

If you go near to Worksop I can recmmend a very good garage there for service and repairs. David

 

[Banshee]

Thanks for all the advice. Yes another tenner well spent.

Love the avatar lol