V6 timing chain is 500,000km old. Hard to replace DIY?

[savage1987]

Title pretty much says it all

What benefits should I see in replacing the timing chain?
What are the pros and cons of a double row chain?
Is it difficult to do at home?

Sam

[Pub247]

Title pretty much says it all

What benefits should I see in replacing the timing chain?
What are the pros and cons of a double row chain?
Is it difficult to do at home?

Sam

Savage i wrote a little aritcle last week or so when someone asked the same question. IMO double are pointless they wont do anything that a good qaulity single can't handle on a v6 plus you'd have to remove your balance shaft as they foul on the gear. Stick wiht a good quality one like rollmaster or crow. As for doing it at home its not really hard may take a while the only problem is the sump gasket is bolted to the bottom of timing so some silicone will be needed to stop it leaking. It would be better to take sump off but that requires removing engine or dropping k-frame.
Anyways here's a the previous thread
how to change timing chain

[savage1987]

Thanks mate, will get onto it. Definitely not taking the sump off

Good write-up by the way

Sam

[Zuicider]

oh crap here we go, am i getting invited around for more beers soon am i sam?

[immortality]

timing chain is fairly simple to do. in regards to the sump gasket, i actually cut mine off flush at the block, so you end up with a piece of "V" shaped gasket. i put sealant where i cut the gasket, then i fitted timing cover and then pushed the "V" section of gasket between the timing cover and sump before tightening everything.

double row timing chain is overkill, i only fitted one because the ballance shaft was making noises and it was coming out, funilly enough, the double row chain was cheaper then the single row one.

[89 vn]

My timing chain would make noises,horrid noises so I asked my mechanic if there was a point to changing it, he charged me just for the part and all it did was make this wooshing sound at low revs go away. Unless its rooted I think all you need to do is tighten it

[jas98]

timming chains can suffer from stretching etc....and on a 500 000 k engine it cant hurt can it lol. i replaced mine on me vn that had 324 000 and it mad heaps of difference and it wasnt bad only thing was the tensioner was rooted. also there is no adjustments on the chain. the tensioner keeps it tensioned.

[savage1987]

oh crap here we go, am i getting invited around for more beers soon am i sam?

lol nope, car and motor made of rubbish.. it doesn't deserve a timing chain. It can keep rattling around with the tensioner in the sump until it dies in spectacular fashion.

[jas98]

lol nope, car and motor made of rubbish.. it doesn't deserve a timing chain. It can keep rattling around with the tensioner in the sump until it dies in spectacular fashion.

lmao you will problem be waiting another 500 000 kilometers then

[savage1987]

meh
car will be in a bin by then

[Cogez]

shotty your wheels and brakes when you throw Lexie in the bin!

[savage1987]

lmao my wheels are mine
and my brakes won't fit your car. VN s1 V6 tiny ones. Unlucky for you