Car Maintenance

alphabassettgrrl · 08-07-2008, 10:05 PM

30,000 miles and your *timing chain* is broken??? Wow. Got to wonder.

Hopefully they'll fix it right this time.

DreadPirateRoberts · 08-07-2008, 10:45 PM

It must not have been totally broken, the engine won't run if the timing chain is broken, loose maybe. If the timing chain stretches (depending on the material), eventually it can jump a tooth, and then the engine really runs funny (if at all).

What year is your Ford?

You might check the TSBs (Technical Service Bulletins) and Recalls see if there is anything there that matches your issues:

http://www.fordforum.com/ford/browse.htm

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alphabassettgrrl Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 4,978	30,000 miles and your timing chain is broken??? Wow. Got to wonder. Hopefully they'll fix it right this time. __________________ Why cycling? Anything [sport] that had to do with a ball, I wasn't very good at. -Lance Armstrong
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DreadPirateRoberts Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 2,483	It must not have been totally broken, the engine won't run if the timing chain is broken, loose maybe. If the timing chain stretches (depending on the material), eventually it can jump a tooth, and then the engine really runs funny (if at all). What year is your Ford? You might check the TSBs (Technical Service Bulletins) and Recalls see if there is anything there that matches your issues: http://www.fordforum.com/ford/browse.htm Last edited by DreadPirateRoberts : 08-07-2008 at 11:07 PM.
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