The timing belt is one of those components most drivers never think about—until the engine suddenly stops running. Mechanics ...

Having your vehicle ripped apart for a repair is never ideal, but sometimes it ends up working out for the better. Such is the case with this 2021 Toyota Tacoma TRD.

My wife and I recently traded up to newer cars, a 2004 Toyota RAV4 2.4-litre and a 2007 Toyota Aurion, and I was wondering if they have belts or timing chains? Having checked the Service books for ...

My Nissan Qashqai 1.5 suffers an intermittent noise from the water pump. Being intermittent the garage has failed to find a fault. I am anxious as I am aware of the damage this fault could cause to ...

Your car's internal combustion engine requires a massive amount of individual parts to make it run. From the tiniest nuts and bolts to hulking crankshafts and engine blocks, modern motors are composed ...

What Does the Timing Belt or Timing Chain Do? On a conventional piston engine — which is found in virtually all modern passenger cars — the up-and-down motion of the pistons turn the crankshaft, and ...

The 1.2-litre turbo petrol in the Toyota C-HR uses a timing chain. From memory, I think the service schedule states a mechanical inspection of the chain at 100,000 miles, but it shouldn't ever need to ...

A mechanic posted a viral TikTok showing the sound a Toyota makes with a timing chain problem. Viewers say this can be a simple fix. Featured Video The user @rizzfixx7 has reached over 4,000 likes and ...

We must first understand what each of these two systems does for a car. They both serve the same purpose, which is to coordinate the movement of the crankshaft as well as the camshaft(s) so that the ...