1. Engine Won’t Start. If your Town Car’s timing chain or belt has fallen off completely, broken, or has jumped a few teeth, it is entirely possible that the engine won’t even start. You might hear it slapping around (broken timing belt or chain) as the engine cranks over. If this is the case, the damage is already done.
912 posts · Joined 2013. #8 · Dec 14, 2015. By the way, on a 450, don't make the assumption that just because it uses a timing chain, that the cam drive mechanism will be maintenance-free. The engines used in the 450, gas or diesel, had plenty of issues. This is an older thread, you may not receive a response, and could be reviving an old thread.
Your car’s timing cover protects the timing belt or chain that connects the camshaft to the crankshaft and allows the valves in your engine to open and close at exactly the right time during the internal combustion process. The cover ensures that dirt and grime from the outside world don’t enter into the engine itself, and the timing cover
A timing belt is usually a toothed belt, and a timing chain is a roller chain. A timing belt has in recent history been the more commonly used part, but car makers are using a timing chain more often these days, as they find them to be more durable than belts. When to change a timing belt. Some old school mechanics may tell you to replace the
Toyota Timing Belt/Chain Replacement Cost. The price of the timing chain replacement kits ranges from $75-$200. But some chain kits can go up to $500. The timing chain, cam tensioner, upper rail, right tensioner guide rail, and left side guide rail are typically included in this kit. The kit also includes the oil pump chain, oil pump tensioner
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does my car have a timing belt or chain
