Nissan 2.5L Timing Chain Replacement -FiF

[EricTheCarGuy]

Yea, this was a big job, but it was a lot of fun. For those of you that claimed that timing chains were better than timing belts, well, you decide.

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[Ian Williams]

[quote=”ctmnismo” post=160305]As for belt vs chain, I would always prefer a chain. I personally don’t keep vehicles very long, so not having to worry about a failure in the amount of time that I own it would be better, then a part that needs replaced but is easier to do.
So if you are someone willing to keep a car 300k+ miles a belt would probably be better for you, but if you will replace the car before 250-300k, then a chain would be.[/quote]

Realistically , as long as the car is maintained and service religiously the chains should be fine , lack of oil changes can play havoc with chains and the tensioners , and may cause failure.

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[EricTheCarGuy]

[quote=”apostolis” post=160844]Hey Eric, why you didnt replaced the other camshaft sprocket? It should be as worn as the other one.[/quote]

It didn’t come in the kit.

[EricTheCarGuy]

[quote=”CordiaMad” post=160877]Great job Eric.
I was going to have a winge if seal didn’t get replaced for only couple bucs.
In the end you did the right thing congrats.
Like always love your work.
Seen the mess you made with sealer all over pully
Reminded me of a few bloopers I made in my time.
Accidentally dropping sump or (oil pan) with fresh sealer on the ground
Worse part is hit right on the sealer side.
or my son at the time he was 5 years old was playing around
With my tools and puts small socket down the cylinder in my engine.
At the time I was doing compression test
or the days that don’t matter how much we try nothing ever goes right
and just feel like throwing tools against wall to make me feel better.
Just wondering if you have any bloopers?[/quote]

I have some, but they would be difficult to dig up since it would require hours and hours of going through footage to find them. I simply don’t have time of that.

[Jonathan Stiver]

I really enjoyed this video, I know you LOVE to hear this but it DOES have that old school ETCG feel to it. As to belts vs chains, man I’m split. This was a ton of work, I’ve never replaced a chain on an engine like this. Belts are relatively easy to replace, but Honda’s don’t usually break unless heavily neglected while it seems like Hyundais weren’t even making it to the replacement interval for a while. I had a timing chain get enough slack in it to wear a hole in the engine casing and leak all the oil out, though. A belt on a non interference engine is great, but maybe a chain is still better otherwise. I know I’ll be replacing the belt on our ’12 Chevy Cruze well before the specified interval.

[apostolis]

Belt vs chain? I think it depends. Replacing a timing belt or chain in a transversly mounted engine is more difficult for me. On the other hand i find that replacing the timing belt in a longitudinal engine is quite easier. So my personal choise would be a car to have a timing belt and a longitudinal engine. Todays belts are made with better materials and that makes them strogrer than belts made 20 years ago, for example the 1.0L ford ecoboost engine is desined with a timing belt immersed in oil that does not need to be replaced, and that is an result of better materials. Also i hate when a tb change requires some kind of special tools (engine specific), i think they are unnececary and the only real purpose for them is to keep the customer tied to the dealership or big workshops.

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