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#1 Guest_rivercreep_*

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Posted 21 January 2006 - 10:20 AM

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Does anyone know if these engines will have a chain or belt driven camshaft?

Having owned only 1 car with a belt driven cam (a 1993 Suzuki Swift GT that was very quick and reliable)...
I'm definitely in the market for the new Caliber to replace my aging Dakota, but I'm not crazy about having to replace a belt at 60.000 miles as part of "routine" maint.
Since the old Dak has 150,000 miles on it's clock and is still going strong with it's chain driven cam......I'm hoping the new Caliber has the same (not like most of todays belt driven cams).

I hope this isn't a redundant question, but even with all the great info given here at allpar.....I've not been able to find an answer to this question through research.

Thanks!

James

Ps. I can replace the Dakota with the Caliber since I sold my boat and have nothing to tow anymore.

#2 Struts 'N' Stuff Auto

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Posted 21 January 2006 - 01:58 PM

rivercreep, on Jan 21 2006, 07:20 AM, said:

Does anyone know if these engines will have a chain or belt driven camshaft?

All Engines have Timing Belts.
They recommend maintenance because the belts also drive the water pump and are Interference engines.

#3 Jim Z

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Posted 22 January 2006 - 02:31 PM

The world engines have chain-driven cams.

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Posted 02 February 2006 - 11:37 PM

Finally!
A high tech engine with a chain instead of a belt.
Hopefully it will be as reliable an engine as my Dakotas trusty old 3.9 has been. Got 150,000 on the little beast and she still runs great, just some awful body damage that's not worth fixing at this point.

Struts and stuff..........What the heck you talking about? "all engines have timing belts"

Good to see Dodge isn't using one in this application, and it's one of the many reasons I've always stuck with them when I could afford to.

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Posted 02 February 2006 - 11:49 PM

Okay, someone direct me to some info on them 1.8, 2.0 and 2.4 chain driven timing systems.
I gotta see this.

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Posted 03 February 2006 - 11:33 AM

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Okay, someone direct me to some info on them 1.8, 2.0 and 2.4 chain driven timing systems.
I gotta see this.

I'm having trouble finding stuff on google, but Borg-Warner supplies the chain drive setup for these engines. They also supply the timing chain setup for the 2.7, 3.7, and 4.7.

Plus, the Jeep area at NAIAS had a cutaway 2.4l world engine, and it clearly had chain-driven cams. As I understand it, chains are better when you have a VVT setup.

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Posted 03 February 2006 - 02:40 PM

The Dodge Area had the 2.0 and 1.8Ls if im not misteakin

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Posted 15 March 2006 - 01:22 AM

Glad the cam are chain driven!

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