Before today’s advanced rubber, polyurethane, and neoprene compounds, most cars featured chains for their cam drives. Chains ...

One of the most invasive and expensive maintenance items certain vehicle owners will face is the replacement of the engine’s ...

English pitch timing belts mate with same-pitch timing pulleys in power transmission systems where maintenance of speed ratio is an important design consideration. English pitch is the distance ...

Metric pitch timing belts mate with same-pitch timing pulleys in power transmission systems where maintenance-of-speed ratio is an important design consideration. Metric pitch is the distance between ...

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I have a 1999 Nissan Maxima with only 57,000 miles. I hear a clunking sound at idle from the engine bay. Could this be the ...

If your vehicle uses a timing belt and you’re due for a replacement, don’t ever ask to see the old belt — it’ll look perfect, pristine, and as good as the new one that just went into your ...

Do timing chains last longer than timing belts? Historically timing chains were considered to be longer-lasting and more reliable than timing belts, although this is not necessarily the case on more ...

I have a 2011 Hyundai i30 with 44,000km. When should timing the belt be replaced? You’re in luck here, Tony, because both the petrol and diesel engines fitted to this generation of the i30 used timing ...

The precise coordination of parts in a diesel engine plays a role in its smooth functioning and performance efficiency.