Every engine has a means of coordinating the timing between the valve train and the rest of the engine. Some engines use a timing chain and some a timing belt. A timing belt has the relatively ...

A wet timing belt sounds like a great idea: a belt lubricated by oil to keep your engine running smoothly. However, they've ...

Q. I shudder at the thought of buying a car with a timing belt instead of a timing chain, especially when a belt can disintegrate at an estimated 60,000 miles (according to one manufacturer). And if ...

Do you know what a timing belt or a timing chain is and what they do? Could you find them on your vehicle's engine if you had to? If you answered no, don't sweat it. Both are buried behind a lot of ...

I can't imagine any company other than Hyundai (well, maybe Kia) bragging about the lower maintenance costs of a timing chain over a timing belt in a luxury $40,000 sedan. But, indeed, Hyundai did, ...