Tonygw
MB Enthusiast
My experience of these is:- I have had 4 cars with chains
1. Nissan Primera 2.0eGT awesome car no issue with chains even at 160K miles when I sold it
2. Ford Mondeo st24 v6 - no issue with the timing chains well past 100K
3. Honda accord 2.4 vtech which revved to 8.5Krpm, no issue with chains well past 100K
4. Merc c250 cdi, chain started to fail at 90K with a loud rattle at start up..
I have had at least 10 or more other cars with belts which have never caused a problem. I look after my cars and change all service items well before they are due.
The Merc is the first car I have known to have a chain issue with, but it was sorted easily enough......But it does seem to plague this brand more than some. My thoughts and others may argue otherwise.
Maybe its just luck of the draw??
1. Nissan Primera 2.0eGT awesome car no issue with chains even at 160K miles when I sold it
2. Ford Mondeo st24 v6 - no issue with the timing chains well past 100K
3. Honda accord 2.4 vtech which revved to 8.5Krpm, no issue with chains well past 100K
4. Merc c250 cdi, chain started to fail at 90K with a loud rattle at start up..
I have had at least 10 or more other cars with belts which have never caused a problem. I look after my cars and change all service items well before they are due.
The Merc is the first car I have known to have a chain issue with, but it was sorted easily enough......But it does seem to plague this brand more than some. My thoughts and others may argue otherwise.
Maybe its just luck of the draw??