Timing belt or chain in Maverick hybrid engine?

[icegradner]

Timing chains tend to last longer than belts, but they do need service eventually, no doubt about it. Some vehicles, namely those with Nissan 4L V6s, in the mid 2000's had bad timing chains, because they were not built properly and wore out the pulleys they ran over. Now put that into an interference engine, and when it goes you have a dead engine.

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[013SamIAm]

My Salesman told me it was a belt, but he asked someone else who may or may not have been guessing. I’m glad to see here that it’s possibly a chain

It is for sure a chain.

 

[Flomounier1]

Do cars even have timing belts anymore?

 

[Joe Rambo]

It is for sure a chain.

Thanks!
Not a fan of the timing belt but it wasn't a deal-breaker

 

[MLowe05]

Do cars even have timing belts anymore?

Honda is still using belts on the J-series V6 engines found in the minivans/crossovers and Acura products.

 

[MLowe05]

The 2.0 has a belt the 2.5 is a chain.

What's your source on that 2.0 EB having a belt? I believe that engine is also a single row chain.

 

[MLowe05]

I work at a dealership and I just pulled it up to verify.

I think something is off with your info. Both engines are chain.

https://fordauthority.com/fmc/ford-...rd-ecoboost-family/ford-2-0l-ecoboost-engine/

 

[013SamIAm]

I think something is off with your info. Both engines are chain.

https://fordauthority.com/fmc/ford-...rd-ecoboost-family/ford-2-0l-ecoboost-engine/

I stand corrected the picture was off went to workshop manual and verified. Post deleted

 

[jbpoole]

My Salesman told me it was a belt, but he asked someone else who may or may not have been guessing. I’m glad to see here that it’s possibly a chain

I would refrain from asking car salesmen questions because:

1. If they don't know the answer, they'll just make one up so that they can move on.
2. They will almost always lie if it means separating you from more of your money.
3. Being narcissistic, they never want to admit that they don't know something.
4. Providing correct answers is not a priority at all. It's all about getting the deal to the F&I guy so he can work his "magic" on you.

 

[KFBR392]

BMW had a major problem with timing chain guides on a discontinued N20 engine. A plastic chain guide fit around the chain I guess to keep it from hitting anything once it stretched. Problem was the guide would fall apart (plastic) in some engines and if you caught it in time $1400+ to fix, if you didn’t catch it in time $15,000+ for a new engine. Many manufacturers use a plastic chain guide so its not isolated. BMW settled a class action lawsuit and I know some other mfgs had some issues. Best way to prevent it supposedly was changing the oil. Of course making one that didn’t fall apart would have helped.

That job runs over $6,000 today. The 1st generation X1 is my backup if the Maverick doesn’t happen, and I called to quote the job just to see how much it would cost. Lots of those X1s have several owners and all get traded in at around the 80,000 mile mark. I theorize that owners are told the timing chain is worn, see the repair estimate, then trade it in.

The N20 is otherwise a good engine, but I will not buy one unless I see the timing chain job done in the CARFAX or service records.

 

[Jonny44]

I wouldn't worry about the chain but those plastic guides are another matter, especially if you don't properly maintain your engine oil.

 

[Darnon]

I wouldn't worry about the chain but those plastic guides are another matter, especially if you don't properly maintain your engine oil.

Even then you might be surprised. We've a 97 Explorer SOHC in our fleet with nigh a quarter million miles (not to mention 16,000+ run hours) that's sounded like it was going to hurl its [already replaced once] chains any day for years now.

 

[DeeZee]

BMW had a major problem with timing chain guides on a discontinued N20 engine. A plastic chain guide fit around the chain I guess to keep it from hitting anything once it stretched. Problem was the guide would fall apart (plastic) in some engines and if you caught it in time $1400+ to fix, if you didn’t catch it in time $15,000+ for a new engine. Many manufacturers use a plastic chain guide so its not isolated. BMW settled a class action lawsuit and I know some other mfgs had some issues. Best way to prevent it supposedly was changing the oil. Of course making one that didn’t fall apart would have helped.

BMW and plastic……‍

 

[KeinoDoggy]

My Salesman told me it was a belt, but he asked someone else who may or may not have been guessing. I’m glad to see here that it’s possibly a chain

Salesman.......they say the funniest things!

 

[BingoDingo]

We had a 2013 BMW X1 that was going to hit 7 years old so we traded it because it had the N20 engine. Thing is they figured it out in about 2014 but had used the engine in a couple hundred thousand engines so they extended the warranty.

Trading in a BMW is always a good decision.

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