[s-cars] Timing belt vs Gears vs Chain

[Mark Strangways]

Back in my old days of 'merican V8 build's we always used to allow to
replace the timing chain set..
It was known to be good insurance...

What is so different between the two ? They both need replacement.

Mark S
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Lee Levitt" <lee at wheelman.com>
To: "'Dave Forgie'" <forgied at direct.ca>; <Eric_R_Kissell at whirlpool.com>
Cc: <s-car-list at audifans.com>; <quattro at audifans.com>
Sent: Monday, June 21, 2004 11:49 AM
Subject: RE: [s-cars] Timing belt vs Gears vs Chain


> Dave Forgie writes:
>
> > Do you think gears (if you could figure out a way to span
> > about 18 inches with  them) wouldn't wear and have all sorts of "lash"
> problems
>
> Older Volvo engines (pre 1976) had fiber timing gears that typically
lasted
> about 100K to 125K miles. The engines were non interference, so when the
> gear went, the car would just slowly coast to the side of the road.
>
> Don't ask how I know this :)
>
> Lee
> '02 A6 quattro wagon
> '96 A6 quattro wagon
>
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