Originally posted by Steve Wood:
Most of these cars will go 200,000 miles if taken care of with the exception of the chain and the rocker shafts....
If you are worried about carbon build up...steam clean it....get it good and hot, pull the regulator hose off, stick a restrictor in it and rev it to about 2000 and stick the hose in a gallon of water...if you want to be fancy, order the decarbonizing kit from atr with the special decarbonizing solution....
denude that, simple Simon!
..and let the carbon chunks destroy your turbo wheel
You are simply making my point for me, oh surly one.
Why replace things on a piece by piece basis? Why assume the timing chain needs replaced and nothing else does? If you're getting good compression, vacuum, and it runs OK with no oil consumption, then why fool with it? If you are having problems then rebuild it, otherwise, leave it alone.
After looking at 2 110k mile timing chains that came from two of my cars, I don't assume that at 100k miles that the chain is shot. Some have stated that their nylon gears have shattered and clogged up their pickup screen, but whether this is from wear or other problems, I don't know. Some have cam lobes go flat, some don't (on the same type cam). I just don't see the proof that the chains are automatically shot at 100k.
Connecticut and Texas! Why they ever let them into the Union I'll never know!
Damn I love starting arguments.
