Fordmods Logo

AU timing chain. 

 

Page 1 of 1 [ 6 posts ] 

 
 Post subject: AU timing chain.
Posted: Mon Nov 13, 2006 10:12 am 
Smokin em up
Offline
User avatar

Posts: 262

Joined: 5th Nov 2006

Location: wilcannia
NSW, Australia

has anyone on here had trouble with a relatively low km ( 80-ish k )AU motor jumping the cam timing ? the oil in it was black. is this tied up with it ?

 

_________________

vote for pedro ? f**k pedro, f**k him up his stupid a***hole.

Top
 Profile  
 
 
Posted: Mon Nov 13, 2006 12:59 pm 
Getting Side Ways
Offline

Age: 42

Posts: 9452

Joined: 9th Nov 2004

Gallery: 4 images

Ride: Fordrunner 5.0 Turbo

Location: Wollongong
NSW, Australia

If the timing chain has jumped then the tensioners have most probably snapped. Does it still run at all?
Top
 Profile  
 
 
Posted: Mon Nov 13, 2006 2:02 pm 
Smokin em up
Offline
User avatar

Posts: 262

Joined: 5th Nov 2006

Location: wilcannia
NSW, Australia

i have swapped it with another low k engine. it still ran, but was crook. i reset the cam timing. it has some bent inlet valves.

 

_________________

vote for pedro ? f**k pedro, f**k him up his stupid a***hole.

Top
 Profile  
 
 
Posted: Tue Nov 14, 2006 3:53 pm 
Smokin em up
Offline
User avatar

Posts: 262

Joined: 5th Nov 2006

Location: wilcannia
NSW, Australia

the question i would like answered is why ? i have seen/heard of a few au's doing the same thing. any one else heard of it and why it happens ?

 

_________________

vote for pedro ? f**k pedro, f**k him up his stupid a***hole.

Top
 Profile  
 
 
Posted: Tue Nov 14, 2006 10:38 pm 
Fordmods Junkie
Offline
User avatar

Age: 45

Posts: 1000493

Joined: 6th Nov 2004

Gallery: 2 images

Ride: AUXR6 HP With Ducati SupA Bike!

Location: Perth
WA, Australia

no idea man

my auxr65 has over 215,000kms and driven damn hard a fiar few of them never skipped a tooth at all

could happen to maybe lack of routine servicing and dirt gettign into tensioner?

or a weak chain?

 

_________________

RIP SCOTT

Top
 Profile  
 
 
Posted: Tue Nov 14, 2006 10:41 pm 
Getting Side Ways
Offline
User avatar

Posts: 3115

Joined: 20th Dec 2004

Ride: Falcon

Location: Adelaide
SA, Australia

Its news to me as well. Definitely not a common problem (unless people stuff around with the tensioner)

 

_________________

Stoke me a clipper, I'll be back for Christmas

Top
 Profile  
 
Display posts from previous:
Sort by  
 Page 1 of 1  [ 6 posts ] 

Who is online

Users browsing this forum: No registered users and 50 guests


You cannot post new topics in this forum
You cannot reply to topics in this forum
You cannot edit your posts in this forum
You cannot delete your posts in this forum
You cannot post attachments in this forum

 

 

It is currently Sat Apr 20, 2024 1:39 pm All times are UTC + 11 hours

 

 

(c)2014 Total Web Solutions Australia - Australian Web Hosting and Domain Names