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..."a timing belt became the clear choice." is a complete sentence. Together, I find it hard to believe that timing belts last as long as timing chains. However, I'm sure that's one of those "That's the way Dad did it..." kind of things. You know - like 3,000 mile oil changes. (mine is 10,000...

...transmission will be used. The elgin gauges was originally definitely decided upon and it became a traditional gauge set. The timing chain was originally definitely decided upon and it became a traditional timing belt. I wonder if the automated transmission (definitely decided upon) will...

From the blog: Since the life of the belts are pretty much the same, a timing belt became the clear choice. I'm not entirely sure what this incomplete sentence means, but their intent may have been to claim that belts and chains have equivalent life. Last Saturday I changed the timing belt on...

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I have six cars averaging about fifty years old. Never had a break. Blew a belt on Subaru cost thousands, around twenty five years ago

The timing belts are pretty easy to swap out. Plus, they are more quiet under the hood. Like mentioned before, it'll be 5 years before you have to worry about the timing belt. If the Elio engine lasts 5 years/100,000 miles, it'll be a miracle anyway.

Timing Belt: You WILL have to replace it during the normal life of the engine. Timing Chain: You will NOT have to replace it during the normal life of an engine. So why belt over chain. Money. Frankly, I'm deeply disappointed. The ONLY way Elio can make up for this is to make the timing...

I've replaced timing chains that stretched enough that they wore through the cover thereby dumping oil. Obviously if the chain has stretched that much, valve timing, and performance has suffered.

Nope. Never had to replace a timing chain. I have had to replace the mentioned timing gears with the nylon teeth. When you drain the oil and get a bunch of plastic teeth it's good for a few f-bombs. My '77 Chevette popped a timing belt about a mile past the recommended interval (60k miles). I...

To you people who have "had" to replace timing chains: Have you ever had a timing chain break? I have not, though I have had belts break. I have seen chains slowly stretch but not to the point where it is a problem and required replacement. The only time I have replaced chain is when I...

Right you are. I've also changed several timing chains in my day. One was on a 1981 Mazda 626 four cylinder. That one was actually easy once I figured out the chain tensioner. Belts aren't all that difficult to change either. Usually, you have to support the motor from beneath and...

Unless I missed something important in my training, pretty much the only thing that stresses a timing belt (or chain) is the combination of valve spring pressures and the profile of the camshaft(s). Beat on it and the last thing to break will be the timing belt.

Y U NO break ? https://beautiful-landscape.com/New%20Site.data/Route%2066%20BW/Take-a-Brake.jpg

Not necessarily! I've seen quite a few small block V8 engines wear out the timing chain.

...It was going to use the windshield washer jug the fluid came it, now it will have a typical reservoir. It was going to have a timing chain, now it has a belt. Wow. This vehicle is really changing. (I trust it will still have 3 wheels ultimately.) I wonder if it will still be called "Elio".

Yup, at least you won't have to replace pistons and valves that meet catastrophically.

Interesting , I thought it was an interference engine. Now I like the timing belt over noisy chain. If the belt brakes, the motor won't fall, down time on a side road, baby and all. Correct?

...of vehicles. If you look at the current and near future designs they range anywhere from 10:1 to 16:1 ratios. Q: Will the Elio use a timing chain or a timing belt? The Elio engine will use a timing belt. We have decided to use a timing belt for several reasons. First, a timing belt reduces...

Yup, I bought mine with one year left on the warranty and had the death rattle taken care of during that year. But she was in the shop four times that year for pretty big repairs and pretty low mileage, so after the year was up I traded her in. The MINI was a ton of fun, but more of a...

Oh a Mini Cooper S you say ? Have one that I fought to have the timing chain replaced becuase i heard the death rattle two weeks after it was bought. Drinks a ton of oil...i've talked about it on here.