Many modern passenger cars have either a timing belt or a timing chain. Generally speaking, timing belts have the advantage of being quieter and cheaper to produce and replace, while timing chains ...

In the January 1998 issue we presented an article entitled, "Basic Tech Series: Engine Block." Contained therein was a section called "Align-Bore Blues." Our treatment of align-boring as a potential ...

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 ...