Chevrolet Tracker Timing Chain

5 messages, Last post on Apr 21, 2008 at 10:53 AM

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#4 of 5 Timing chain by trackergal37 Apr 21, 2008 (10:00 am)
I think my timing chain broke over the weekend. I was in town driving (about 30 mph) and started to hear a noise. Was in heavy traffic and couldn't get over to pull off the road. At the next light when I went to accelerrate I had no engine - lights came on and so I was able to move over into a lot (coasting) and had the tow truck take me to the shop. its a '01 4 cyl. with exactly 202,000 miles on it. Not sure if its the 2.0 or 1.6 L - are both of these interference engines and does it matter I wasn't going very fast or am i screwed b/c the engine died and that's all that matters so the damage is already done?? Replies to this message: snichol (Apr 21, 2008 10:53 am)
#5 of 5 Re: Timing chain [trackergal37] by snichol Apr 21, 2008 (10:53 am)
Replying to: trackergal37 (Apr 21, 2008 10:00 am) Hi, I feel your pain! If you haven't yet, you might want to read the messages under the category of "Maintenance/Repairs" under my name. Long story short, if the engine made revolutions after the chain broke, you have bent valves! Now, how many, I couldn't tell you. Maybe only a couple of cylinders got hit. Running a compression check on each cylinder will most likely tell you. Mine was running at about 3,000 rpm when mine broke, wiped 'em all out! Hope you have better luck! Regards, Snichol