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Sat May 17, 2003 8:19 am
Jeff,
If you are getting the work done at a shop - get an estimate first! Consider:
a normal guide change involves one engine cover and 8 hours for a competent tech.
Your story sounds different - if you believe a chain has skipped a tooth, it will require two things - a full timing reset - 22 hours and dropping the pan to clean out the bits of the chain 20 hours. If your shop charges a humble $50/hour - thats close to $2k in labor. Parts and labor together can easily exceed $3000.
Of course you could be wrong. The tech might pull the front cover to discover the guides still in place (meaning the timing won't be off).
Of course, if you are doing the work yourself - great! Your times may be a little longer, but it will be so satisfying to hear the engine start over when you get it all done.
What year and how many miles does the car have? Do you know the service or ownership history? What sighs do you have of a skipped chain.
If the symptom of bad timing was that the car started running rough and a timing light suddenly showed the spark off by 20 degrees - don't drive it anymore!
dan