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Does anyone know whether the 5.7L has a timing chain or belt? If the latter, what is the change interval?
It's a chain.Does anyone know whether the 5.7L has a timing chain or belt? If the latter, what is the change interval?
I would rather have a belt. Just my .02 from a techs view
Cause they get paid for replacements
They make lesser noise. That's the only advantage....Whats the advantage?
Alot easier to work on. 4.7 belts are very easy to do. Alot less parts to go bad you have
4 chains, 4 tensioners, guides, on a 5.7
Your math is correct BUT 2-1/2 thousandths per link is a tremendous amount of wear. The chain would have to be seriously under-designed to ever get that bad.I read an article in a magazine where it was discussing how timing chain wear would have some effect on when the valves opened. I.e. Valve timing. This article went into a pretty lengthy discussion on how if each link wore .0025 inches and there are 100 links in the chain this equates to .250 inches or 1/4 inch of change. The theory makes sense but not sure if we would feel or see much power change over the life of a vehicle.
I think the magazine was Motorcycle Consumer News but not 100% positive on this.
This being said I will take a chain over a belt.
old n
I read an article in a magazine where it was discussing how timing chain wear would have some effect on when the valves opened. I.e. Valve timing. This article went into a pretty lengthy discussion on how if each link wore .0025 inches and there are 100 links in the chain this equates to .250 inches or 1/4 inch of change. The theory makes sense but not sure if we would feel or see much power change over the life of a vehicle.
I think the magazine was Motorcycle Consumer News but not 100% positive on this.
This being said I will take a chain over a belt.
old n