RE: Timing Chain/Belt failure in 318 engine

From: Bernd D. Ratsch (bernd@texas.net)
Date: Fri Aug 01 2003 - 19:31:10 EDT

What an idiot. Service interval is 60-70K miles (on the average) and
they DO break.

- Bernd

-----Original Message-----
From: owner-dakota-truck@bent.twistedbits.net
[mailto:owner-dakota-truck@bent.twistedbits.net] On Behalf Of Jason
Bleazard
Sent: Friday, August 01, 2003 4:48 PM
To: dakota-truck@dakota-truck.net
Subject: Re: DML: Timing Chain/Belt failure in 318 engine

BARRY OLIVER said:

> What is the recommended service interval for the 318 timing chain?

I asked one of the "service advisor" androids at the dealership this
same question for my 3.9L V6.

His incredibly useful answer? "It's a chain, it'll never break. There
is no service interval."

In retrospect, I probably should have gotten that in writing. 

-- 
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hers: '01 Dakota Sport 4x4, 4.7 V8, Auto, Quad Cab, black

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