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| Sun 30 Nov 2003 20:58 Cam chain - when to change? - Wales Forester |
| My brother has today purchased a 1998 Nissan Almera GTi which has the 2.0 16V Twin Cam engine. The car has covered a verified 64,000 miles and has a full Nissan service history. I am told that these engines have two cam chains as opposed to belts. Does anyone know at what mileage these should be changed according to the manufacturer or experience? Also are the costs of chains significantly higher than belts and would a breakage cause interference with valves etc.? Regards, Reply | Report as offensive Link |
| Sun 30 Nov 2003 21:14 Cam chain - when to change? - Civic8 |
| Check out car by car breakdown in left pane.Apart from that regular oil Changes should last longer than car being chain driven Reply | Report as offensive Link |
| Sun 30 Nov 2003 21:15 Cam chain - when to change? - kithmo |
| With chains it's a case of, "if it ain't broke don't fix it". with correct maintenance chains last the life of the engine. You'll only need to change them if they start to rattle and usually they give plenty of warning. i.e they will run with a rattle for a long time before they break. Reply | Report as offensive Link |
| Sun 30 Nov 2003 21:19 Cam chain - when to change? - sean | |||||||||
| 100,000 miles. There have been developments in chains, and not all that recently. Your camchain has no "O" rings or sealing for life, but is a Daido or DID unit. They are very good. When you change the chain, change the tensioner. Dear. (ie £££££ ) Trust me. Reply | Report as offensive Link | |||||||||
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