Timing Chain

[Ken Bowers]

I have a 2003 H2. A friend had a timing chain on a 2005 PT Cruiser break at 100K miles, destroying a valve. He had to junk the car as it was too expensive to fix.

My H2 has 100400 miles. Should I replace the timing chain? Thanks for your help.

[tomp]

Chains with steel gears dont have to be replaced at 100K like the cheap cars with plastic gears do:)

[HUMTECH]

PT Cruiser has a timing belt which is a maintenance item at 100000km, chains are not a maintenance item

[Ken Bowers]

Thanks. I did not know PT Cruiser had plastic gears or that H2 has steel.

[iwillnc]

belt*

[jarek m]

Mine is around 250K :), but a friend had Perkins TD self-destruct at 60K!!! They don't make them like used to.

[LoJac963]

Back in the day the worst thing with timing chains were stretching over time and throwing your timing off. Now with all the computers and electronics that's no longer a worry as the comp will just compensate for any lost timing.

[jarek m]

Benz 300D im getting ready for my Rover...


It was reported to have 120,000 miles in 1992, but then driven regularly until 2009

Mathematically, if they continued to drive it ~13k miles a year until 2009, you're looking at almost 350k on it.


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