A wet timing belt is similar to a traditional timing belt, although in this instance, it actually sits inside the engine and is run in an oil bath. Much like a typical belt, wet timing belts are made ...

We must first understand what each of these two systems does for a car. They both serve the same purpose, which is to coordinate the movement of the crankshaft as well as the camshaft(s) so that the ...

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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 ...

I have been told that a timing chain or belt should be changed after about 100,000 miles or 160,000 kilometres and that this is an expensive service. First, what is the difference between a timing ...

Ford’s 1.0-liter engine is under investigation for a fault that could quietly destroy engines without warning, potentially ...

Cars are Andrew's jam, as is strawberry. After spending years as a regular ol' car fanatic, he started working his way through the echelons of the automotive industry, starting out as social-media ...

This is a preview. Log in through your library . Abstract During the development of an automotive engine with timing belt usually problems with timing belt noise occur. This paper describes the ...

Maybe forever, if you rely on an overly liberal interpretation of the maintenance schedules set by some vehicle manufacturers. That doesn’t mean you should ignore them or even accept the ...

Reinforced urethane timing belts work well in high-accuracy linear motion and conveying applications because they stretch very little, do not creep or slip, and are much stiffer than neoprene, which ...

Given that VWG seem to have revised their timing belt interval changes for some models, what would be the interval for a 2008 Skoda Octavia 1.9Tdi PD 1Z5 with BXE engine? I tend to go for around ...