TIMING CHAIN BREAKAGE

[IRAJANE]

HAS ANYONE HAD A PROBLEM WITH TIMING CHAIN BREAKAGE. MINE BROKE ON MY 1996 MERCEDES SEDAN THAT ONLY HAS 53,000 MILES.

 

[joe bloggs]

Very unusual with your duplex chain, early single chains not so unusual

 

[spanners]

Timing chain

Is it the original chain or a replacement. I have heard of the split link in replacement chains not being installed correctly which causes the link to disintergrate.

 

[Hedgehog78]

TIMING CHAIN

Yes intersting post. my W202 C180 Elegance 1998 August, had just done 100,000 miles, I was paranoid that while ploughing the M4 the chain might snap, and bye bye engine. Well from various feedbacks from this board, and taking the car to an Independent (K & S Motors Morden Surrey), was reassured that the chain and tensioners are fine. As these are double chains, could be aftermarket chain not installed right.

 

[Andy]

Hi

I have heard of a couple of vehicles where the chain have snapped (assuming the vehicle has a 111 or 104 engine fitted.) Other than that I would suspect that if the cyl head has removed. Then they havn't set the timing chain tensioner up correctly.


Regards

Andy @ www.mercedesservicing.com