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Old 01-04-2016, 08:36 PM   #2
MikeCStig
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Re: 03 Liberty Engine Noise

Anyone you've spoken to who got 250k or more out of a timing chain is lucky. Those chains wear out, the links expand over time, the rollers wear out and that results in the chain loosening up. If your timing chain is making noise, replace it, you definitely don't want it to break.
Remember, a chain (of any kind) is only as strong as its weakest link.
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