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    Timing chain or belt??

    Old Mitsus were interference engines and had timing belts. Any idea if the Mirage uses a chain or belt?



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    Thanks. That's wonderful news since the belts, if they break, can ruin an engine, I'm told. Much more comfort is to be taken in the fact that it uses a chain!

    Sorry I missed the thread. Feel free to merge these posts with that thread.

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    Timing belts are just unacceptable cost cutting measures. There's no reason every engine can not have a timing chain.

    Glad that Mitsubishi uses a chain - otherwise they could have a Chevy Aveo situation on their hands.

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    Very happy to hear that it is a chain, timing chain's can go up to 500 000 km on a casual basis...

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    Quote Originally Posted by M-88 View Post
    Timing belts are just unacceptable cost cutting measures. There's no reason every engine can not have a timing chain.

    Glad that Mitsubishi uses a chain - otherwise they could have a Chevy Aveo situation on their hands.
    I'm glad the Mirage has a timing chain instead of a belt that needs costly replacement.

    Honda and Toyota built their brands with timing belt driven cars for years. The belt made the engine run quieter than a chain driven engine, giving the impression of a quality product.

    Both Honda and Toyota quickly moved on to non interference engine designs, where breakage of the belt didn't destroy the entire engine. Many brands - including Mitsubishi - could not or did not redesign their engines and remained timing belt time bombs.

    Very glad this era in car making is ending. Replacing a timing belt is very costly for most vehicles. Failure to do it can be even more costly.



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