On a 2001 Smart Car, the timing marks for the timing chain are located along the cam sprocket and the edge of the links. They must be matched together to ensure proper initial timing.
the 4.3 has a chain, luckily gm was smart enough not to put a belt in them.
Just the lifters and gaskets. It would me smart to replace the timing chain and gears too.
It has a belt, and should be replaced every 60k miles. It's smart to replace the water pump also because it is driven by the timing belt and it is difficult to get access to.
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I am assuming that you have a 4.0 SOHC engine, because that was the engine notorious for timing chain issues. Not that it matters, but a "loose timing chain" is not really a good explanation that you were given. Timing chains just don't somehow work themselves loose, in fact you probably don't actually need the chain itself, although the tech will probably insist on replacing everything in there. What actually happens is that the timing chain guides are made out of plastic. That was smart wasn't it? Run a metal chain over a plastic guide for 83,000 miles in a super hot environment, and guess what happens. You don't have to be a genious Ford engineer to figure it out, the plastic will become brittle and start breaking away and falling to pieces. Thus with not much of a timing chain guide left, the chain starts flopping around and rattling. Your decription of your problem, tells me that you are in the early stages of a primary timing chain guide/tensioner failure(there are three timing chains in that engine). It is roughly about an 8 to 9 hour(all day) job to do, and will probably cost you around $800 labor plus parts. I will guess around $250-300 in parts, but I am not sure about the parts. That is just for the primary chain. If they find that the rear secondary chain has a problem, then the engine has to be removed to access that one, and that will cost a lot more.
the most common cause is incorrect ignition timing. your spark plug wires are in the wrong order or your distributor is misadjusted, whoever did your tune up last time is responsible for the problem. Otherwise it would be caused by a misaligned valve timing chain or belt. If it ran before or while it shot fire out the intake, its probly not the timing chain/belt. if you recently removed or replaced that, you should be smart enough to correctly adjust ignition timing. Only other cause is a bent intake valve (least likely).
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Yes a timing belt and timing chain both do the same thing. A timing belt is usually quieter and less expensive but will have to be regularly replaced because it wears out in normal use. A timing chain will usually last the life of the motor and will not need to be replaced in normal use saving a lot of money over the life of the car. But it is noisier and more expensive. Modern cars have timing chains because of a trend to minimize routine maintenance on vehicles. A smart consumer will ask if a timing chain is used before buying a car because the cost of replacing a belt is usually MUCH MUCH higher than the cost of the belt itself(Just a few dollars). If you plan to sell the car in two or three years you won't care either way, but if you plan to keep the car longer it is a big factor in the cost to keep it running well for ten yrs or more lets say(Hundreds of dollars difference if not thousands). Also the time the vehicle is in the repair shop and the inconvenience of a car leaving you stranded if you try to push the limits on an old timing belt(It can ruin a motor if the belt breaks on some cars), is a huge consideration. And older method then a timing belt or chain are timing gears which will last even longer but be even noisier and more expensive and are rare in normal cars.
We are not too smart doing this. Never tow a vehicle with a chain, as this is a accident waiting to happen.
No she is a good girl and intelligent and smart girl she always got good marks.
Seville is located in Spain i know that because i am smart.
just laze around,in the end,you will get high marks for exam,trust me!