Ever wondered what people are talking about when they say "dual overhead cam"? Don't worry, because we're here to explain it ...

There are several possibilities, depending on why the engine seized. The most common reason engines seize is that they run out of oil or lose oil pressure. If that's what happened to your daughter's ...

Hello Paul, I have been told to buy a car with a timing belt not a timing chain because the latter are prone to failure and are more expensive to replace. Is this true? Douglas Hello Douglas, car ...

Q. Why were timing chains replaced with timing belts on so many cars? The belts will break; the chains didn’t. What’s the advantage, if any? J.H., Whiting A. Many engines have timing chains, ...

From around 2013 they switched all engines to timing belts, which are a maintenance item requiring replacement every 4 years. Before that the EA211 1.2 and 1.4 engines were chain and they had some ...