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Originally Posted by Elli
Thanks for letting me know! I've always heard that chains are "forever"  |
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Originally Posted by Choopa Phil
I personally do not know of any one who this has happened to, if anything it would be a rare case. Most metal timing chain issues come from them wearing through the Guides/Tensioners, thats when they become noisy. Doesnt necessarily mean it has to be replaced. Nissan 240sx's were notorious for this as well
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it's not rare at all. in fact, all metal chains under a load will stretch. due to the components within each link.
drive any car with a timing chain for long enough without the proper maintenance and it will stretch to the point the engine goes out of timing. drive the car around with the timing off by many degrees and you'll be replacing much of that engine after a while.