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No matter whether you’re changing a belt for maintenance issues or a timing chain for running issues, you need to be careful.

Many modern passenger cars have either a timing belt or a timing chain. Generally speaking, timing belts have the advantage of being quieter and cheaper to produce and replace, while timing chains ...

Timing belts themselves are relatively inexpensive but can easily cause thousands of dollars of damage if they break while the engine is running. Engines come in two configurations: Interference and ...

Your car's internal combustion engine requires a massive amount of individual parts to make it run. From the tiniest nuts and bolts to hulking crankshafts and engine blocks, modern motors are composed ...

Cobus has never been able to keep his car opinions to himself and at age 12, he expressed them in no uncertain terms to a certain motoring magazine’s editor. It was the first of many times he would be ...

Your water pump circulates coolant through your engine to help prevent overheating. Without it, your car can essentially overheat and die. You can expect to pay around $1,200 for a water pump and ...

The answer to the question about how long timing chains last and whether they need to be replaced has two possible answers. It all depends on your answer to this question: Do you maintain your car ...

Endurance Warranty, Omega Auto Care, Toco Warranty and American Dream Auto Protect We all need something to keep us running. For some people, that’s a cup of coffee in the morning. And for your car?

Assuming we’re talking about a 4B12 engine (Mitsubishi’s internal codes) such as found in a 2016 Lancer or Outlander, then your engine has a timing chain rather than a timing belt. While timing belts ...

Disassemble the engine of the popular SUV, and you might find either a Subaru Forester timing belt or chain driving the valve-gear of the four-cylinder boxer. That’s because the Forester has been with ...