cam chain or cam belt ?

m4tt274 · 26-09-2009, 07:13 PM

what is better ? a cam chain or a cam belt?

id imagine cam belts are lighter and chains are stronger?

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dojj · 26-09-2009, 07:43 PM

chain is safer and everything can be contained internally

the belts tend to be always on the outside

Fast Guy · 26-09-2009, 07:52 PM

I don't think chains are lifed like belts either.

tabetha · 26-09-2009, 07:53 PM

Hard question to answer, they all used to be chain, then started going belt, but some are reverting back, and some have stayed chain anyway, personally I'd rather have belt, as easier to do than a new chain when they rattle like fook.
tabetha

andy130 · 26-09-2009, 07:58 PM

i may be wrong but chains do far more miles then a belt?

FIESTA CHRIS H · 26-09-2009, 08:43 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by andy130

i may be wrong but chains do far more miles then a belt?

thats wot i thought aswell

st3v3 · 26-09-2009, 08:46 PM

Chains can do double the milage, some last 3 times a belts life,

AlexF · 26-09-2009, 11:17 PM

Adv of belts

Quite running, low inertia, low power loss

Dis adv of belts

must be kept dry and oil free, service required, limited load capacity

Adv of chains

Strong, long life, low service requirement

Dis adv of chains

require complex tensioner as they stretch, noisy, inefficient

Hope that helps!

Olliexr4x4 · 26-09-2009, 11:30 PM

Last year I would have said chains, but this year both mine and my wifes car needed new engines due to timing chain failure. My new car has a belt

LHD220Turbo · 27-09-2009, 03:12 AM

depends what car IMO

i have a bmw with chains; no need to worry; quiet as a mouse after 121k

chains on a 2.2 vectra; gave up the ghost after 70k

xr4x4rs · 27-09-2009, 03:26 AM

my st24 has chains, quiet as a mouse and runs like a dream with 158k on the clock

sm · 27-09-2009, 08:56 AM

my bmw 318is coupe is on its original chain and has done 270k

Glenn. · 27-09-2009, 10:31 AM

A hell of alot of engines use chains now.The vauxhall engines rattle like fook after a while lol.

26-09-2009, 07:43 PM	#2
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26-09-2009, 07:52 PM	#3
Fast Guy I've found that life I needed.. It's HERE!! Garage is empty, add now Trader Score: (0) Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: N Yorks Posts: 1,210 Rep Power: 10	I don't think chains are lifed like belts either. __________________ 12.063 at 112.66mph with under 300bhp

26-09-2009, 08:46 PM	#7
st3v3 PassionFord Post Whore!! Garage is empty, add now Trader Score: (0) Join Date: May 2003 Location: Not near you Posts: 7,091 Rep Power: 16	Chains can do double the milage, some last 3 times a belts life, __________________ cheers steve. "Everyone is a Genius,But if you judge a fish by it's ability to climb a tree-It will live it's whole life thinking it's stupid"-A.Einstein

26-09-2009, 11:17 PM	#8
AlexF 10K+ Poster!! Garage is empty, add now Trader Score: (0) Join Date: May 2003 Location: Newbury Posts: 13,127 Rep Power: 22	Adv of belts Quite running, low inertia, low power loss Dis adv of belts must be kept dry and oil free, service required, limited load capacity Adv of chains Strong, long life, low service requirement Dis adv of chains require complex tensioner as they stretch, noisy, inefficient Hope that helps! __________________ "Judging by the car you have chosen, you are a motorist of a special breed, and you are probably no novice when it comes to automobiles." . . . 928 S4 Owner's Manual 1987

27-09-2009, 03:12 AM	#10
LHD220Turbo PassionFord Post Whore!! Garage is empty, add now Trader Score: (3) Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: swindon, wiltshire Posts: 9,120 Rep Power: 14	depends what car IMO i have a bmw with chains; no need to worry; quiet as a mouse after 121k chains on a 2.2 vectra; gave up the ghost after 70k __________________ www.paintballmasksonline.com

26-09-2009, 07:53 PM	#4
tabetha BANNED BANNED Garage is empty, add now Trader Score: (0) Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: uk Posts: 24,646 Rep Power: 0	Hard question to answer, they all used to be chain, then started going belt, but some are reverting back, and some have stayed chain anyway, personally I'd rather have belt, as easier to do than a new chain when they rattle like fook. tabetha

26-09-2009, 07:58 PM	#5
andy130 PassionFord Post Whore!! Garage is empty, add now Trader Score: (2) Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: ireland Posts: 5,148 Rep Power: 9	i may be wrong but chains do far more miles then a belt?

26-09-2009, 11:30 PM	#9
Olliexr4x4 Regular Contributor Garage is empty, add now Trader Score: (0) Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Washington Posts: 243 Rep Power: 8	Last year I would have said chains, but this year both mine and my wifes car needed new engines due to timing chain failure. My new car has a belt

27-09-2009, 03:26 AM	#11
xr4x4rs 10K+ Poster!! 1992 ford escort cosworth Trader Score: (5) Join Date: May 2004 Location: coventry Posts: 10,014 Rep Power: 18	my st24 has chains, quiet as a mouse and runs like a dream with 158k on the clock __________________

27-09-2009, 08:56 AM	#12
sm Advanced PassionFord User Garage is empty, add now Trader Score: (0) Join Date: May 2003 Location: hampshire Posts: 1,874 Rep Power: 10	my bmw 318is coupe is on its original chain and has done 270k __________________ cheers kev

27-09-2009, 10:31 AM	#13
Glenn. Professional Waffler Garage is empty, add now Trader Score: (1) Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Darlington county durham Posts: 27,973 Rep Power: 33	A hell of alot of engines use chains now.The vauxhall engines rattle like fook after a while lol. __________________ NORTHEAST/NORTH YORKSHIRE ALL FORD MEET ORGANISER pm for details.

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