Do you know what a timing belt or a timing chain is and what they do? Could you find them on your vehicle's engine if you had to? If you answered no, don't sweat it. Both are buried behind a lot of ...

A new timing belt should last as long as the common-rail diesel engine on which it is used. Developed by engineers at the ContiTech Power Transmission Group, a division of Continental AG based in ...

On New Years Eve 2015, my family and I were driving eastbound down the Ohio turnpike in my beloved 2002 Saturn L300. Everything was fine until, just past the Route 250 exit, the IP lit up like a ...

Beltdriven timing systems are nothing new in racing. Their usefulness was first proven in NASCAR's Sprint Cup Series, and since then the technology has trickled down to Dirt Late Model racing, the ...

Your car’s timing belt is one of the most important pieces of equipment in your car. It’s responsible for keeping your engine running, not just at its peak performance, but at all. The timing belt is ...

We receive more questions from readers about wet belts than almost anything else. Our guide explains what they are, the potential problems and what you can do to avoid them.

Belts have long been used to transfer rotary motion from one shaft to another. The belts were efficient, simple devices that found their way into many applications. But they had at least one ...