anyone know the approx cost?

labor hours and part cost?

timing chain.should be good for 100,000 or the life of the engine the way i understand it.

Our cars have timing chains. I checked my owners book and there is not a service interval listing for the chains. Should be a life of the eng. The only way I could see needing to replace them, is if the auto adjuster failed or the chain guides wore out.

If you mean the serpentine belt, it can run at about $70. As for the timing belt/chain, it's a chain. One of the reasons I bought the car actually.

Love Nissa for their Chains! My lexus had a Belt and I had to replace every 100k miles... well I never changed it and it had 118k when I sold it!

DJ

smockers83 wrote:If you mean the serpentine belt, it can run at about $70. As for the timing belt/chain, it's a chain. One of the reasons I bought the car actually.

HUH??

We have 2 belts, they are about $20 each from the dealership

The Timing Chain should last the life of your engine. Very little problems occur with these.

tollboothwilley wrote:HUH??

We have 2 belts, they are about $20 each from the dealership

Gotta figure in labor.

Nissan is one of the few Japanese companies that uses a timing chain. Honda, Toyota seem to use belts. My little nissan has a chain and its been using the same chain the car came with for 253,000 miles. So, chains can last the life of an egine with routine oil changes. Your timing chain uses your engine oil for lubrication. If you fail to change your engine oil routinely, your timing chain will wear out faster. My unusually early oil changes has kept my timing chain in my little nissan going for years. And i still flog my little nissan at 253,000 miles.

If your timing chain goes out, you better set aside $500 or more to get it replaced. They cost more and take more time to replace than belts. But, timing chains will rarely suddenly go out on you. You will hear a sprocket like sound incresing slowly but surely with each passing month, before it finally gives way. it will give you some sort of notice for the most part. labor hours to fix it can reach 4 hours, depending on the car.

smockers83 wrote:
Gotta figure in labor.

Oh come on. All you need is a ratchet, a 12mm and a 14mm socket and you are good to go. Who needs to pay someone for that?? Takes all of 15 min to change BOTH belts.