answersLogoWhite

0


Best Answer

Normally it will be noisy. You may also experience hard starting, engine backfire, and poor performance if the chain has jumped a tooth. Chains normally last the life of the engine and are replaced during a complete overhaul.

User Avatar

Wiki User

13y ago
This answer is:
User Avatar

Add your answer:

Earn +20 pts
Q: What are the signs of a bad timing chain?
Write your answer...
Submit
Still have questions?
magnify glass
imp
Related questions

What are the signs of needing a new timing belt?

The altima uses a timing chain, not a belt.


Is timing chain bad when theres slake turning counterclockwise?

A loose timing chain should be replaced.


Why would your engine be out of timing?

Timing belt or chain may be bad.


Why does the carburetor pop at times?

Bad timing/valves/rockers/timing chain


At what mileage should you change the timing chain on a 2001 Dodge van 3500 59 liter engine?

A timing chain normally will last as long as the engine. Signs of a failing timing chain are chain noise and or engine that continues to jump time.


What does it mean to have a bad timing belt of a 2005 Ford Escape 2.3 engine?

Do you mean a bad timing chain ? The 2.3 liter four cylinder engine in a 2005 Ford Escape has a timing CHAIN instead of a timing belt


Will a bad timing chain make the engine backfire?

Incorrect Timing Can Cause Backfire.


How can you tell if your timing chain is bad on a suzik hayabusa?

You can tell a timing chain is bad when your engine makes a sharp washboard-like sound that increases in intensity when the engine's RPMs increase.


How do you tell if timing belt is bad on 1997 ford f150 4.6l?

It uses a timing chain


How do you know when the timing belt is going bad on a 96 Toyota corolla?

Common signs are: Hesitation, poor running, valve clatter, and loss of power. A broken timing belt or timing chain can cause an engine to stop running or cause the valves to crash to the pistons.


How do you tell when the timing chain goes bad?

It will F@#! your car up real bad.


1990 Toyota corolla how do you know if timing chain is bad?

if a timing chain is bad it can make clanking sounds and by that stage your in trouble but they can stretch and get lose and then it will start making sounds to warn you hope this helps