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the software can't account for rattling
No, but a properly designed tensioner system can avoid it, unless you are talking about phaser rattle, and then that's just Ford buggering something up.
the software can't account for rattling
The chains rattle on the pulleys, as they lose tension there. Only the first and last link is under tension I find with worn chains.
Sometimes they even hit the casing or valve cover
Yeah same here. I had no idea timing chains ever failed.All the talk of timing chain failure?!
Never had any timing chain failure in any vehicle.
75 Malibu
78 Malibu
1985 Mustang GT
1987 Mustang GT
1996 Crown Vic with almost 400,000 miles
2015 Ecoboost Escape
Badly designed tensioners or guides, or sometimes sludged up oil makes the tensioner stick.Yeah same here. I had no idea timing chains ever failed.
I like chains, but i have to admit, i might rather have a belt than some of these crazy long multi tensioner chains.Badly designed tensioners or guides, or sometimes sludged up oil makes the tensioner stick.
How could this fail? View attachment 40297
Sometime belts are more reliable...View attachment 40298
Is that belt diagram of a Ford Lima? That might be cheating.Badly designed tensioners or guides, or sometimes sludged up oil makes the tensioner stick.
How could this fail? View attachment 40297
Sometimes belts are more reliable...View attachment 40298
They’re typically very reliable, but sometimes they do have problems.Yeah same here. I had no idea timing chains ever failed.
Am i the only one really disliking SUVs?
You might not be the only one but your sure in the minority. Look around any parking lot. People love em.
People buy what’s on sale
Cant buy that which doesn’t exist
SOHC Neon lol, but same idea. I guess a DOHC v6 timing belt would be more comparable but still relatively simple.Is that belt diagram of a Ford Lima? That might be cheating.
My parents had an '86 Ranger with a Lima. The timing belt broke at around 10:30-11 AM one morning and the truck was back from the shop later that day.
Manufacturers build what people buy...
Manufacturers make what a surprisingly small subset of people buy.
Places like Wisconsin are at times 10-1 used to new car sale ratios.
Half the cars on this block are well over 20 years old
Two of my neighbors daily drive 80’s k cars
One 80’s Century down the street, white with a fuzzy burgundy interior
Its like everyone knows that the wagon is best car body style, but for numerous reasons feel its important to jack it up a few inches, call it an SUV and pay 20% more for it? I guess if you live in a snowbelt 1 or 2" more clearance maybe useful a couple times a year, or if you soft road it, but I think enough people just get the impression that an SUV is safer and being higher is nice to be able to see while your tailgating? I dunno, I seem to be able to see in my Focus just fine but whatever, people can get what they want... I think its funny how the roof rack rails on our Outback are purposely designed to make the car look taller from the side.Am i the only one really disliking SUVs?
You might not be the only one but your sure in the minority. Look around any parking lot. People love em. I had an 2011 Explorer. That big hatch door was awesome. Easy to load big stuff. Dog hopped in and out no worries. Nice sitting spot under there after a long hike. They're what "cars" look like now.
I am not 100 % sure, but it may be that the fuel economy ratings that vehicle manufacturers have to meet include station-wagons in the car category, and if they made and sold a lot of full size station-wagons they could not stay within the required ratings, but the SUVs fall into the truck category and if they make and sell a lot of them they can still meet there requirements, because that does not hinder there stricter car total rating. In fact it may help the truck category rating because they get better MPGs than full size trucks, and therefore increase the MPGs that that category is getting.Its like everyone knows that the wagon is best car body style, but for numerous reasons feel its important to jack it up a few inches, call it an SUV and pay 20% more for it? I guess if you live in a snowbelt 1 or 2" more clearance maybe useful a couple times a year, or if you soft road it, but I think enough people just get the impression that an SUV is safer and being higher is nice to be able to see while your tailgating? I dunno, I seem to be able to see in my Focus just fine but whatever, people can get what they want... I think its funny how the roof rack rails on our Outback are purposely designed to make the car look taller from the side.
Manufacturers do not really care what people buying used vehicles are buying. Your example is also the exception, not the norm. Average age of a vehicle in the US is 11.9 years, that’s the 2008 model year.Manufacturers make what a surprisingly small subset of people buy.
Places like Wisconsin are at times 10-1 used to new car sale ratios.
Half the cars on this block are well over 20 years old
Two of my neighbors daily drive 80’s k cars
One 80’s Century down the street, white with a fuzzy burgundy interior