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>Great post. It's my opinion that a broken timing belt would in most cases
>do less damage to an engine than a broken chain. However, if you change
>the timing belt or timing chain about every 50,000 to 60,000 miles--it's
>very likely that the owner of the car would never have to worry about the
>consequences of a broken chain or belt.

What manufacturer recommends changing a chain at 60k miles?
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Alex

In article . net>,
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>One forgets that chains put a certain amount of stress on motor oil.
>If people are lax about their oil change intervals and/or use poor
>quality oils, chains have been known to crap out. Chains create
>their own difficulties with OHV engines. Belts don't need any
>lubrication.

If you change your oil at proper intervals, a chain will live a long time
with no problem. given a choice, I would take a chain over a belt any
time.
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Alex

In article >, Alex Rodriguez
> wrote:

> In article . net>,
> says...
>
> >One forgets that chains put a certain amount of stress on motor oil.
> >If people are lax about their oil change intervals and/or use poor
> >quality oils, chains have been known to crap out. Chains create
> >their own difficulties with OHV engines. Belts don't need any
> >lubrication.
>
> If you change your oil at proper intervals, a chain will live a long time
> with no problem. given a choice, I would take a chain over a belt any
> time.
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> Alex

Alex,
Which would cause more damage to an engine if it broke while the driver
was driving 60 miles pers hour--a chain or belt?
Jason

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Jason wrote:
> Alex,
> Which would cause more damage to an engine if it broke while the driver
> was driving 60 miles pers hour--a chain or belt?
> Jason

if both engines are "interference"? theyre both likely screwed regardless.

In article >,
says...
>In article >, Alex Rodriguez
> wrote:
>> In article . net>,
>> says...
>> >One forgets that chains put a certain amount of stress on motor oil.
>> >If people are lax about their oil change intervals and/or use poor
>> >quality oils, chains have been known to crap out. Chains create
>> >their own difficulties with OHV engines. Belts don't need any
>> >lubrication.
>>
>> If you change your oil at proper intervals, a chain will live a long time
>> with no problem. given a choice, I would take a chain over a belt any
>> time.
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>> Alex
>
>Alex,
>Which would cause more damage to an engine if it broke while the driver
>was driving 60 miles pers hour--a chain or belt?

About the same. The main thing to consider is that a chain is less likely
to break.
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Alex

What is all the fuss about.
Why did Honda go for chains on the $ cyl?
Nissan Altima had and continue to have Timing chains.
The 3.5 L V6 is a very good engine and it has a timing chain.
Forget about Nissan.look at these other brands.
Mercedes Benz, BMW, Jag,Rolls, Bentley, Asthon Martin, also all of the top
Italian manufacturers use chains on their vehicles.
Belts are cheaper to manufacture and makes it simpler to work in overhead
cam engines,
Chains have proven themselves over time they are stronger. that is why they
are used on bicycles, motorcycles and CVT trans missions
Chains are used in the transfer cases of most 4 wheel drive systems.as the
most reliable transmission medium.
"Alex Rodriguez" > wrote in message
...
> In article >,
> says...
>>
>>
>>In article . com>,
>> "yahmed" > wrote:
>>
>>> Instead of timing belt, it has timing chain that automatically adjust
>>> itself with time so no replacements are required.
>>
>>Don't believe that. Timing chains do require replacement as well.
>
> True, but a chain only needs to be replaced when you rebuild the engine.
> A chain that lives in a nice clean oil bath will last much longer than a
> timing belt.
>
>>Ask him what happens if the timing chain breaks.
>
> Chains break much less frequently than timing belts. They usually give
> you some sort of warning in advance, by the noise they make.
>
>>Does the engine trash
>>itself, or not? I think Toyota's are the non-interference type which
>>don't trash themselves. At any rate, that's the important question. It
>>doesn't matter if it's a belt or a chain.
>
> Actually it does matter because belts have a shorter life span than a
> chain.
>
>>There's still chance for
>>breaking, and there's still a requirement to change (although a chain
>>*should* go much farther in theory).
>
> Not just theory.
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> Alex
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