jas98 Member 1,029 Member For: 11y 9m 1d Gender: Male Location: Maryborough Qld Posted 15/07/21 09:47 AM Share Posted 15/07/21 09:47 AM When replacing timming chain is crank sprocket a must to replace? Obviously if it's missing teeth etc it is. I'm about to replace guides due to them being damaged and while I'm at it I've decided to get a genuine ford chain and do that aswell. Bit have been told to change the sprocket aswell as there common to wear......is this true? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
k31th less WHY; more WOT Site Developer 28,302 Member For: 16y 14d Gender: Male Location: Melbourne Posted 15/07/21 10:13 AM Share Posted 15/07/21 10:13 AM I personally always would, but I'm no authority on that subject Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRYME Member 313 Member For: 3y 1m 30d Posted 16/07/21 03:02 AM Share Posted 16/07/21 03:02 AM +1 for changing I would deffs do so Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Puffwagon Puff Gold Donating Members 15,127 Member For: 9y 2m 25d Gender: Male Location: South Australia Posted 16/07/21 04:24 AM Share Posted 16/07/21 04:24 AM Yeah nah she'll be right. Look at the thing and if you see signs of wear then swap it. The turbo ones are induction hardened and the na ones are left soft, so use a turbo one. I used a second hand turbo one with 160xxx km and it had zero signs of wear. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gaz097 Bronze Donating Members 1,751 Member For: 12y 9m 3d Posted 16/07/21 12:46 PM Share Posted 16/07/21 12:46 PM The amount of skipped timing chains you see around here these days, I'd replace it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jas98 Member 1,029 Member For: 11y 9m 1d Gender: Male Location: Maryborough Qld Posted 23/07/21 06:53 AM Author Share Posted 23/07/21 06:53 AM On 16/07/2021 at 2:24 PM, Puffwagon said: Yeah nah she'll be right. Look at the thing and if you see signs of wear then swap it. The turbo ones are induction hardened and the na ones are left soft, so use a turbo one. I used a second hand turbo one with 160xxx km and it had zero signs of wear. Well the one on it now was from a N/A engine that had way less ks then my turbo engine. They both looked identical from memory....also ford list one for both turbo and non turbo bit I need to change guides as ones broken. So gonna change guides and chain with genuine chain. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Puffwagon Puff Gold Donating Members 15,127 Member For: 9y 2m 25d Gender: Male Location: South Australia Posted 23/07/21 08:19 AM Share Posted 23/07/21 08:19 AM Nason guides are $40 so go with them. Get an atomic chain cos it'll last forever and is fairly cheap. You can see a coloured ring around the teeth where the turbo one has been hardened. Realistically you could use whatever you want if you had to. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jas98 Member 1,029 Member For: 11y 9m 1d Gender: Male Location: Maryborough Qld Posted 24/07/21 09:03 AM Author Share Posted 24/07/21 09:03 AM Yeah I got a AUSTRAL timing kit very cheap (allot cheaper then RRP.) As just wanted to use the guides from the kit as they are the same ones nason use. However I'm not useing the chain that came with it as I seen I can get a genuine chain cheap or alike (as U said atomic) I had no idea they used different sprockets. Now I'm regretting throwing it out haha. Do you know how good the tensioners are from the nason kits? Or am I better of useing the original one. The nason/Austral ones look decent and feel decent though. (Tawain made..prob same as genuine now haha) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Puffwagon Puff Gold Donating Members 15,127 Member For: 9y 2m 25d Gender: Male Location: South Australia Posted 24/07/21 10:10 AM Share Posted 24/07/21 10:10 AM A stock tensioner is fine for nearly everything. Just be sure to pry it with a bar and give it an extra click when you load up the chain. Not too much but a good click. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jas98 Member 1,029 Member For: 11y 9m 1d Gender: Male Location: Maryborough Qld Posted 30/07/21 01:27 PM Author Share Posted 30/07/21 01:27 PM Thanks. Have you ever herd of "maxtop" timming chains? There a tawain brand unknown. Online reviews have a few that have broken or stretched but I have also seen a few that say there good. Ot came with the Austral kit ....said it was for turbo aswell. I don't think I'll risk it and I'll just get the genuine one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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