Question: When car shopping, do you think it is important to consider if a vehicle has a timing belt or timing chain? After seeing friends pay hefty charges for timing belt replacements, I wonder why ...

No matter whether you’re changing a belt for maintenance issues or a timing chain for running issues, you need to be careful.

In older Volkswagens, I’ve always had the timing belt replaced at 60,000 miles. This car has a 2.0-liter, turbo-charged engine, and when I call the dealer, they tell me to bring it in to have it ...

Q: I’ve had mixed input on whether or not to proactively replace the timing chain on my 2008 CR-V. It has 81,000 miles. I’ve also read that if you’re having the timing chain done, it’s a good time to ...

Unless you own a Yugo, you probably already realize that your car’s engine is a meticulously designed and engineered hunk of metal. Even so, you may not know that if one part of the engine fails, it ...

Independent study by FEV GmbH found that timing belts in automotive timing assemblies better reduced CO2 and gave more ride comfort than did chains. In a 1.6-liter gas engine, a belt drive reduced ...

A wet timing belt is similar to a traditional timing belt, although in this instance, it actually sits inside the engine and is run in an oil bath. Much like a typical belt, wet timing belts are made ...

We receive more questions from readers about wet belts than almost anything else. Our guide explains what they are, the potential problems and what you can do to avoid them.