Do you know what a timing belt or a timing chain is and what they do? Could you find them on your vehicle's engine if you had to? If you answered no, don't sweat it. Both are buried behind a lot of ...

Oil seeping from the front of your engine rarely starts as a dramatic failure. It usually begins as a slow weep at the timing cover that stains your driveway, lowers oil level, and quietly raises the ...

Subarus with the long-running EJ four-cylinder engine use a timing belt, while those with the newer FB and FA engines, and the six-cylinder EZ engines, use a timing chain. The switch happened model by ...

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 ...

The timing belt is one of those components most drivers never think about—until the engine suddenly stops running. Mechanics say that neglecting it remains one of the fastest ways to destroy an ...

Every Nissan gas engine sold in the U.S. since the 2005 model year uses a timing chain, while older Nissans with the 3.0- and 3.3-liter VG V6 engines use a timing belt that needs regular replacement.

An interference engine is one in which the valves and the pistons operate within the same space inside the cylinder. The timing belt or chain regulates the movement of these internal engine parts so ...