Newbie here: What is the difference between a timing belt and a fan belt?

**rayban7g** · March 14th, 2006 05:13 PM

Originally Posted by ssaloon

you're more screwed when the timing belt snaps, then you try to start your car several times....

OT: yup, it happened to me back in '02,.. meron na talagang tunog, so I thought ok pa ibiyahe,. so paglabas ng village, ayuuun, spontaneously the engine just shuted off,.. it was towed to MMC Pasig/Marikina,.sobrang hassle grabe. Luckily, hindi nasira yung mga internals, tsk tsk!

**2345MPH** · March 14th, 2006 05:26 PM

Ang Nissan Frontier ba naka-timing belt or timing chain?

**niwde11** · March 14th, 2006 05:41 PM

2345mph; i think timing chain.

**e36bmw** · March 14th, 2006 05:43 PM

umzzzzz.. di maingay ang mga cars na gumagamit ng timing chain, bmw used timing chain pero di maingay

**speedyfix** · March 14th, 2006 11:08 PM

it's slightly more noisy than one with a belt but hardly noticable.

**kools** · March 15th, 2006 12:14 AM

Originally Posted by e36bmw

mas mainam kung timing chain ang gamit mo kaysa timing belt, usually u can use d timing belt until 100k miles b4 changing but 4 safety change when u reach 60k miles

ask ko lang kong kaylan ba dapat magpalit ng timing chain??? thanks

**niwde11** · March 15th, 2006 12:21 AM

baka timing belt. di kasi pinapalitan timing chain(maintenance wise).

**niky** · March 15th, 2006 11:14 PM

The chains are supposed to last longer than the engine, but it's a good idea to have the tensioners (tama ba yun?) checked every 50-60,000 km to be sure.

Although a timing chain failure is very rare, having the tensioners loosen is not unheard of.

**rage1018** · March 16th, 2006 09:30 AM

niky pde din ba na timing chain ilagay kahit sa anong car? iba ba yung tensioner na gagamitin pag nagpalit ka ng chain instead of belt?

**alwayz_yummy** · March 16th, 2006 01:51 PM

alam ko pag belt na ang makina di na pwede i-convert sa chain...unless, palit ka ng engine na may chani na talaga...

ang isa pang nga pangit sa belt is prone sa slippage, that is kung sira/leaky ang oilseals ng cam/crank shaft mo...nangyari sa maxima ko, 3x nakapagpalit kasi na-overlook ung oil seal sa sa crank/cam shafts,e....

alam ko sa fan belt masmaganda ung v-shaped na grooved kaysa sa solid v-shape...how true is this? kasamaang palad, maxima ko iba ang fan belt, not the v-shape but the flat one..

nga pala, mostly older engines have multiple fanbelts...than sa bago na 1 or 2..bibihira na ang 3 or more...