westonben Posted January 20, 2009 Share Posted January 20, 2009 Hi, Am I right in saying that all series 1's had timing chains and that they do not require routine replacement? Mine's a 1999 3.9 V8 EFi Auto Series 1. Reason I ask is that I have a buyer and he is quizzing me about it...... Thanks in advance. Ben Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BogMonster Posted January 20, 2009 Share Posted January 20, 2009 Yes all the V8s have a chain. You could justifiably say they do not require routine replacement, which may or may not be different from whether they actually require replacement Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patch1 Posted January 20, 2009 Share Posted January 20, 2009 I was told once that a new chain on a V8 will strech over time and put the timing out by a good 8 deg or so. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hybrid_From_Hell Posted January 20, 2009 Share Posted January 20, 2009 Many V8s have nasty nylon looking teeth gears on the unit that the chain goes around, this wears and the chain stretches, timing out is one thing, its not unknown for the teeth to wear away / break off and then the fun starts. Replacement of the crank and cam gears with a duplex / roller chain and steel gears makes for a much stronger V8, aviod vernier timing gear units unless you into exotic, or wish to place yourself in a world of pain Nige Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pw8757 Posted January 20, 2009 Share Posted January 20, 2009 As usual, the BogMonster offers wise advice! If you want to appear knowledgeable to you prospective purchaser, you may find useful things to talk about here. Scroll down and you will fond information about timing chains amongst the other useful stuff about the V8 engine. You may wish to have a look at yours so you can reassure yourself as to its condition (and even perhaps show him!) Timing chain replacement is on my "to do" list as my engine has done 96k miles, so I can avoid the "fun" described by HFH above! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
westonben Posted January 21, 2009 Author Share Posted January 21, 2009 OK, thanks gents. So maybe I'm prepared to knock a little bit of money off for this then...... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Traco Posted January 26, 2009 Share Posted January 26, 2009 It's a good idea to replace the cam, lifters and timing chain together. Rover cams should be changed around 80k or sooner if performance drops off. Some of the aftermarket cams last longer. Best timing chain set up for a RV8 is the Rollmaster (don't stretch and crank gear has cut outs to advance / retard timing) which is the same as used on a lot of Aussie V8 muscle cars. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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