Optimistic in what way? With regular oil changes, chains can last a very long time and hundreds of thousands of miles is not uncommon. My Cummins engines were gear driven and those normally don't need to be replaced either. If the previous owners abused the engines then all bets are off.
On Sat, Jun 2, 2012 at 12:33 AM, Hendrik & Fay <heni...@ozemail.com.au>wrote: > Timing belt life is generally 100k kilometers. > The chain life of the single M102 engines is the same, plus the guides and > tensioners like to crap out too, so inspection is a must every now and then. > > Hendrik > who is due to change the timing belt in the Izuzu. > > On 01/06/12 11:48, relng...@aol.com wrote: > >> ...No, but its a pain to have to change a timing belt every 100,000 miles >>> for >>> $500+ when a chain could last 300,000 - 1,000,000 miles... >>> >>> Having read hundreds of posts about timing chains here and elsewhere >> over >> the last 15 years or so, I do believe your mileage life figures are just a >> wee bit optimistic. >> >> Same for timing belts. On a non-interference engine it does not make much >> difference as long as you don't mind hitchiking. As to the rest, the >> engine >> can be destroyed and no sane person would go anywhere near 100K miles. >> >> RLE >> >>> >>> >> > > ______________________________**_________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com > To search list archives > http://www.okiebenz.com/**archive/<http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/> > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/**mailman/listinfo/mercedes_**okiebenz.com<http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com> > _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
