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Car Forum / Toyota / Camry / February 2008Timing Belt
Timig belt in the olden days use to be chain, now what is it made of? I have a camery '03 se. thks bk I thought that the newer Camry's had gone back to chain timing belts. Timig belt in the olden days use to be chain, now what is it made of? I have a camery '03 se. thks bk It's interesting how manufacturers say belts are quieter and better. And the next thing you know everybody is going chains. > Timig belt in the olden days use to be chain, now what is it made of? I have a camery '03 se. > > thks > bk > It's interesting how manufacturers say belts are quieter and better. > And the next thing you know everybody is going chains. [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] >> thks >> bk They both have serious advantages and diasdvantages. With a chain, you can claim lower maintainance costs for the first 100k miles. With belts, you have quieter operation and lower replacement cost - even though replacement is required more often. As someone who drives a lot of high-mileage cars, I prefer belts, because there is no $600 chain job needed at 130k or so... >> It's interesting how manufacturers say belts are quieter and better. >> And the next thing you know everybody is going chains. [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] > high-mileage cars, I prefer belts, because there is no $600 chain job > needed at 130k or so... I've been driving since 1962 and NEVER EVER heard of a timing CHAIN having to be replaced. I have heard of them jumped ONE link, so to speak, requiring a manual timing adjustment, but never, ever HAVING to be replaced. >>> It's interesting how manufacturers say belts are quieter and >>> better. [quoted text clipped - 17 lines] > speak, requiring a manual timing adjustment, but never, ever HAVING > to be replaced. Really? I've never had one replaced myself, but it is not an uncommon repair. The chains stretch over time and this can lead to timing drift. And although this might not prevent the car from running, it may lead to poor performance. Ed >>>> It's interesting how manufacturers say belts are quieter and better. >>>> And the next thing you know everybody is going chains. [quoted text clipped - 23 lines] > > Ed For sure. That's why, back when I had a 72 Dodge Dart, we couldn't time it according to specs, had to time it best performance instead. If I recall, manual said to use TDC. In reality, it was set several degrees off TDC for best performance. 03 4cyl? That should be chain. 03 6cyl? I think it's INTERFERENCE engine on a rubber band. > Timig belt in the olden days use to be chain, now what is it made of? I have a camery '03 se. > > thks > bk |
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