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Timing belt or timing chain? Ignore the wrong one and watch a $2,000 repair bill show up

Ask ten drivers what a timing belt does. You'll get eight shrugs, one "isn't that a serpentine thing?", and maybe one correct ...
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Timing Chain Vs. Timing Belt

We must first understand what each of these two systems does for a car. They both serve the same purpose, which is to coordinate the movement of the crankshaft as well as the camshaft(s) so that the ...