A high-mileage BMW 5 Series with the B47 diesel engine undergoes a complete timing chain replacement after covering ...

Subarus with the long-running EJ four-cylinder engine use a timing belt, while those with the newer FB and FA engines, and the six-cylinder EZ engines, use a timing chain. The switch happened model by ...

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 ...

A timing chain is meant to last the life of the engine. That promise looks good in a brochure. Many owners have lived a very ...

Every Nissan gas engine sold in the U.S. since the 2005 model year uses a timing chain, while older Nissans with the 3.0- and 3.3-liter VG V6 engines use a timing belt that needs regular replacement.

Duvernay has the highest stock output production Quad 4: the 190-hp 1991 to 1992 RPO W41. The 1993 W41 lost 10 hp due to smaller exhaust ports. I have a 1992 Olds Achieva SCX with a W41 Quad 4 engine ...

Ducati has announced it will introduce new engine technology that will boost power and torque, improve fuel economy, reduce emissions and won’t affect servicing intervals. Ducati Testastretta engine ...

Ignition timing is like seasoning: some is good, but too much ruins the results. Bumping up the ignition timing on pushrod 5.0s is a time-honored trick to wake up the under-hood lump. The EFI system ...

Zak is new to the CarBuzz team, working as a freelance content writer. When Zak isn't writing How To articles for CarBuzz he's working as a high school automotive technology instructor. Before ...

Ignition timing is like seasoning: some is good, but too much ruins the results. Bumping up the ignition timing on pushrod 5.0s is a time-honored trick to wake up the under-hood lump. The EFI system ...