Ve commodore timing chain

It was/is a known issue and should be fixed under warranty. If your warranty has run out it's an expensive fix. Regarding the long term damage I have no idea but I can't imagine it would be good to drive it with such a fault! How can you drive it around with a known issue and the engine light on for a year and not be worried?

 

As it's a known GMH issue, surely a NICE word with them should have it attended to at N/C or close to. Of course there other legal avenues a swell.

By why in Gods name would you keep driving any vehicle when a warning light shines in your face?

 

Maybe because he doesn't want to bend over and get reamed 3k to fix holdens defective engine !! Certainly sounds like a stubborn move and its possibly going to end in tears. If the chain was loose though wouldn't it be noisy by now ? You could be a lucky man and just have a stuffed sensor ...

 

Stuff it, assuming it's stuffed, and assuming you need to replace engine, just use it till won't go anymore, then get another engine

Though this is a common fault, so it's dicky sensors, just because the code means stretched chain? Use it till she dies I would

 

I wouldn except that it's chain rooted! If if drives fine makes no noise, doesn affect how it operates then don't worry, Holden puts these faults on here to make people get headf@&$Ed and spend money at dealer,

I am not a mechanic but I would think most cars have a stretch just don't have fault code to indicate it, my opinion keep driving as per normal

 

Have you tried looking at the fault on a scan tool, and erasing it?? If it's just a sensor, could be Just a stored fault

 

The sensor is easy to change. See if it's that first. Otherwise if not then you're up for a major timing chain replacement. Don't just quote Holden for the job. Other auto workshops can do it for a lot cheaper. Sooner you fix it the better. I let mine to the point it started damaging the guides as well. You won't like broken fragments flowing & blocking the oil passages in your engine, very bad.

 

When the chain stretches it brings up a code for cam phasing. The sensors are working correctly and are picking up the difference in timing between the cams and the crank. The chains won't neccessarily make any noise when this happens. But yes it will feel a little low on power due to the timing issue.

 

Clear the code drive it over to your nearest Holden dealer (not the one that's cleared the codes) and trade it in :wave: on one with a warranty, they made the dodgy shiz can deal with it.

 

haha i like your thinking, but the service history would be on holdens database, best of getting the code cleared privately

 

That's what I meant. Lol

 

haha, thats not how its written:beer chug:

 

Just thought id add to this thread, have recently bought a ve omega 06 with 90,000 on it, and although it drove well, found the check engine light came on after a few weeks, at the same time noticing a slight rattle in the engine. Went through all the scan tool, oil sensor process to get to the bottom of it, only to find out that the timing chain is stretched and that this is a common problem in in late vz`s , early ve`s. have been advised that im better off getting a new engine as the stretched timing chain could have done other damage, the cost is $4000 for an engine with 50,000 on it, which isnt too bad considering i paid $10,000 for the vehicle, so im still around market value, if id paid $14,000 id be out for blood!, apparently they used a thinner timing chain but rectified this in 09. For a timing chain to stretch after 90,000 kms is rediculous, but buyer beware i suppose.