Timing Belt

[fourshoes10]

This may sound stupid,but do petrol engines have timing belts

[Road Hog]

They sure do & so do some diesels

[Rifleman]

Cool dancer Bernie, does she do it privately mate?

[fourshoes10]

Well you learn sum mut new every day,thanks for reply

[woodwizzard]

Don't wait until it snaps to find out you have(had) one Reminds me I have to change mine.

[Rifleman]

If you find out you have one, get it changes for pice of mind mate, if you don't have any record of it being done.

[Sir-Doris]

All cars have timing belts, timing chains or in some engines, timing gears.
Timing gears are where the crankshaft and cams are connected and timed via a series of gears between them.

Timing chains usually start rattling when they are on the way out.

Timing belts usually need changing between 25k and 50k miles, but as mentioned, get it replaced if you are unsure of when it was last done.

Timing gears have distinctly variable service intervals and its best to follow the manufacturers instructions in this case. Although I would imagine it would be like a timing chain in that it would start rattling before the gearing failed.

[fourshoes10]

[quote="woodwizzard"]Don't wait until it snaps to find out you have(had) one Reminds me I have to change mine.[/quote]
this is the reason i ask as snapped the one on other car

[woodwizzard]

OOOOOPPPPPSSS!! Will bring mine round so you can do that at the same time, doing one , may aswell do two

[fourshoes10]

bent valves the wife did a proper job

[woodwizzard]

Your blue van or a previous vehicle?

[meooo]

It'd only be the one to do...............







2.4 is timing chain

[woodwizzard]

Darren will have mine done in less time then

[fourshoes10]

the escort so just had van timing belt changed