Holden VE Commodore SV6 3.6L LLT Engine Timing Chains Still Loose After Replacing!

[Shen Long]

Hi mate thanks for the reply, Yes i admit i went cheap and i hope its not going to sting me back

here is a link for the ones i got

https://www.ebay.com.au/itm/2841369...yYspiyzTNa&var=&widget_ver=artemis&media=COPY

why would you spend $150 on a timing chain kit when the labor alone is worth more than the kit???

Not to add salt to the wound mate but you've spent/purchased a kit for $150 when a genuine kit costs 5x more [around $800 - $1200] & you're expecting the cheap kit to last as long as the genuine kit???

have you put any logic or thought into that $150 purchase & you're expected outcome???

There's nothing wrong with buying on eBay as long as you buy a reputable product(s)

I'd go to GMH & buy a brand-new genuine kit...

Change the oil pump while you're doing it again for the 2nd time [so you do not have to change it a 3rd time]

 

[_R_J_K_]

why would you spend $150 on a timing chain kit when the labor alone is worth more than the kit???

Not to add salt to the wound mate but you've spent/purchased a kit for $150 when a genuine kit costs 5x more [around $800 - $1200] & you're expecting the cheap kit to last as long as the genuine kit???

Labor>parts is most jobs these days, particularly with 30 minutes minimum charge and labor at $100/hr.

Also, the genuine kit can be had with idler gears and gaskets for under $600.

 

[greenacc]

Labor>parts is most jobs these days, particularly with 30 minutes minimum charge and labor at $100/hr.

Also, the genuine kit can be had with idler gears and gaskets for under $600.

Under $600 from where?

 

[_R_J_K_]

Under $600 from where?

My mistake, RevHigh does that kit now for $650. Still well short of $800-$1200 tho.

 

[greenacc]

My mistake, RevHigh does that kit now for $650. Still well short of $800-$1200 tho.

650 is not bad IF it's the genuine article.

 

[hademall]

Not to add salt to the wound

But you did

 

[_R_J_K_]

650 is not bad IF it's the genuine article.

Yes indeedy - https://www.revhigh.com.au/product-page/ve-3-6l-sidi-llt-timing-chains-commodore

 

[Shen Long]

But you did

Well it had to be said mate...

Seriously WTF was he thinking????

 

[Shen Long]

Under $600 from where?

There are few different kits available, base kit etc with oil pump, w/o oil pump etc

but my point is & was quite understandable regardless of how much a genuine kit sells for

& i think i was quoting dealer prices [GMH] - or rough estimate prices

I did say...

I'd go to GMH & buy a brand-new genuine kit...

Change the oil pump while you're doing it again for the 2nd time [so you do not have to change it a 3rd time]

 

[hademall]

Well it had to be said mate...

Seriously WTF was he thinking????

Spose.