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OUCH! While I can afford luxury cars, the parts are so expensive when things start to go bad that I've stuck with mostly American made. It's too bad, too as I've always wanted to try out that infamous BMW handling.

That looks like a piece of Plexiglas in front of the cam gear because the timing chain is visible and goes down into the block.

Welcome aboard john. The Elio engine is to have a timing chain. As far as rebuilding the engine the only part of the rebuilding process that would be a little different would be restoring the cylinder coating. A lot of manufacturers are going to sprayed plasma coating for cylinder bores (the...

John-b-gone, Welcome to the group. JEBar beat me to the punch on the answer to the timing chain question. You're a little off on the Vega. It had a cast iron head and the block was open deck. Had a '72 Kammback. Gave it to my cousin when I was done with it. She sold it at about 130K. If you find...

just went back and checked the following quote was taken from this link "Q. Are we going to use a timing chain or belt? The all-aluminum, liquid cooled Elio engine will use a timing chain. We chose to go with the timing chain because of durability."

the last info I saw indicated a timing chain .... I haven't seen any info on steps necessary when rebuilding, that would be a good question to ask the tour folks

OK after just reading all 1745 posts have a few questions 1. Does the new motor (need a name here, how about E55?) have a chain or fiber timing belt? I remember hearing/reading that P.E. wanted a chain timing belt and could this be one of the reason he went with the new E55? 2. Can a...

In Elio Motors Tech Talk v24, it says: Why no Duel Over Head Cam (DOHC) or Variable Value Timing (VVT)? Both of these technologies can help with fuel economy. However, both cost more than the current design parameter. As the product evolves, this technology could quite possibly be considered...

"Routine Maintenance" for the engine is oil change, filter, coolant, plugs, and air cleaner change. A valve adjustment every 100K is also needed, if the engine has adj. valves. Most now days are hydraulic. Timing belts could also be listed if a belt is used over a chain, The new Ford fiesta has...

The old analogy is... If you have the horses you have to feed them. More horses equals more "hay" consumed. With new technology the horses have become smaller and so they eat less. We can use smaller horses because the carts are lighter and small they are pulling. The horse more efficient...

I do early oil changes for the same reason but there were plenty of people on the forum who thought I was wasting precious oil. I consider it very cheap insurance.

...cheaper than an engine rebuild. Two of my sons own BMWs fitted with 2.0 Diesel engines. Those particular engines have a reputation for timing chain problems, which is quite unusual for any modern car. If the chain wears badly on those engines (and they apparently do) it can also trash the...

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I didn't notice this before, but he said something important for aerodynamics. They are routing the exhaust to allow a full underbody pan. I'm really glad for that. You can tuck things all tight together under a car all you like, but it will never be as smooth as a full under-body. It will...

Chain. They are internal and there is no way to tell in pictures. Paul said "steel chain"

...forum! I'm betting you have many questions like this, we all did. Elio has a long and fairly detailed list of answers on their website. Follow the link in my signature and spend some time reading and most of your questions will likely be answered. They say there it will have a timing chain.

a while back the conversation was they would be using a timing chain

Does this thing have a timing chain or belt. I can't tell....

Oh I'd love it too! One day I was sitting in the driveway revving the engine like a teenage idiot when the timing chain failed in a most unpleasant way. I learned so much with that car. I learned not to rev an engine too high without a load on it and I learned how to rebuild that engine over...