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Timing chain OEM Audi or OEM FORD
I ended up spending 800 on genuine ford parts and did pulled the motor myself and took it as a challenge. Took me a month because I had to reorder parts and I was working a lot. The job is very hard and complicated and I have been working on cars for a good while. The good news is it runs like a champ now and it’s got 250k miles and I’m gana milk this truck for all it’s worth lol.
Pros: runs like a champ, high mileage
Cons: hard to install, complicated job
Vehicle:
Ford Ranger
Mileage: 250000 km
Ford equivalents use double link chains for the timing system. They last much longer than Mazdaspeed timing chains and are quieter. Reliability wise, they are solid. People use them all the time for speeds and beat the hell out of them.
Pros: last much longer, quieter, solid reliability
Vehicle:
Mazda
Front axels, timing chain and tensioner, and that’s it for 80,000 miles. I thought the timing chain problem was addressed by Audi. Nope. But love it and it runs great.
Pros: runs great
Cons: timing chain problem
Vehicle:
Audi A4
Mileage: 80000 km
My A6 has 158k on it, had to do the timing chains at 150k, the car is in immaculate shape otherwise and it was too nice to junk.
Pros: great engine
Cons: timing chains replaced
Vehicle:
Audi A6
Mileage: 254273 km
My Audi A5 3.0tdi is chain driven and is on 185k and still going strong.
Pros: still going strong
Vehicle:
Audi A5
Mileage: 185000 km
Check engine light came on in our 2014 Q5. Turns out the timing chain needs to be replaced. At the same time the vehicle is burning excessive amounts of oil.
Cons: burning excessive amounts of oil
Vehicle:
Audi Q5
The timing chain on my sister's Audi is about to write the vehicle off financially
Cons: expensive replacement, financial write-off
Vehicle:
Audi
About 145k timing chain started slapping
Cons: started slapping
Vehicle:
Ford
Mileage: 145000 km
I had my timing chains changed at audi dealership(A5, 2014, 2.0t) I had only 90000 miles, so it was preventative maintenance. After I changed the chains - sound of the engine changed - I started to hear something weird inside. Took it back and dealer said: it’s normal, maybe you have problem with belt or pulley.
Cons: sound of the engine changed
Vehicle:
Audi A5
Mileage: 144840 km
on the Ford 4.6 around 175k you need to do an engine out service to fix timing chains because a nimrod at Ford put them against the damn fire wall.
Cons: engine out service needed, poor placement
Vehicle:
Ford
Mileage: 281635 km
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