Sentence examples for timing chain from inspiring English sources
noun
A chain which connects the crankshaft and the camshaft(s) of an engine, synchronising the operation of the inlet and exhaust valves.
Also, some 2010-11 mayels may have oil leaking from the timing chain tensioner.
Electro-hydraulic valves that totally replace the complexity of camshaft designs, or idlers that may be moved to change the geometry of the camshaft timing chain and retard valve opening, may be used for this purpose.
In T.S.B. M110512 issued on Sept. 1, BMW said the problem in the Hardtop, Convertible, Clubman and Countryman models resulted from a timing chain tensioner seal ring that is too soft.
"It's the timing chain," he explained.
Someday the timing chain will break.
There were little issues like window seals that didn't seal, more pressing matters like defective timing chain tensioners, and critical failures in transmission and suspension.
BORGWARNER INC., Chicago, the largest maker of automatic transmission parts for cars and trucks, won a contract from Nissan Motor Co., Tokyo, Japan's third-largest automaker, to provide as many as 500,000 timing chains for V6 and V8 engines starting in December.
Also, no pistons means no valves, cams or timing chains.
The original base V6 benefited from power increases over the VZ, with engine noise reduced by using new timing chains among other modifications.
Most vehicles require rubber timing belts, as opposed to older steel timing chains.
The Stag's problems included its 3-liter Triumph V-8, a virtual hand grenade that routinely overheated and suffered timing-chain failures.
