Pajero timing chain
Asked by Josef Farid
A mechanic recently told me that I needed to replace the timing chain on my 2004 Mitsubishi Pajero because it is worn? It has done 207,000 km. I have a major trust issue with mechanics and you have stated in the past that timing chains don't need replacing. I'm very much at a loss and I would really appreciate your advice.
Answered by CarsGuide
10 May 2012Timing chains do not need to be replaced regularly as timing belts do, so there is no requirement in the service schedule for such a replacement. But they do wear and can become slack over time, and when that happens they do need to be replaced. If you don't replace them in that situation you risk them breaking or jumping teeth on the drive gears and if either of those things happened you could do serious internal damage to the engine. I'd be inclined to follow your mechanic's advice.
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