Used timing chain: Good idea? (vehicles, replace, costs, Hyundai)

[beenhereandthere]

Just wondering....on a 99 hyundai accent...
seems to me, even if you found the chain itself, you still need to get the kit somewhere, right?
Thanks.

[Lux Hauler]

NO. They are too cheap to bother risking getting a worn out one and having it fail.

[Nativechief]

Originally Posted by Lux Hauler

NO. They are too cheap to bother risking getting a worn out one and having it fail.

It would be foolish to spend that much labor and then use an already worn part.

[Jersied]

Originally Posted by Nativechief

It would be foolish to spend that much labor and then use an already worn part.

yup, what he said. "Google" how to replace a timing chain and you'll see how extensive the breakdown is. Also believe it or not, many timing chains stretch, so a used one may already be stretch a bit.

[00molavi]

According to the Gates belt brochure this car has a timing belt not a chain. Either way, no point in tearing everything down and putting a used part of unknown quality in.

[NJGOAT]

I concur with everyone else. The job costs so much because of the labor involved in doing it. The actual parts are pretty cheap and given how critical they are, not something you want to trust to used pieces.

[rbohm]

the only used timing chain i would ever suggest using is a dual roller chain, and even then the price is cheap enough to replace it with a new one.

there are times when used parts are fine to use, other times it is a false economy.

[TheViking85]

There's just no logic in doing this kind of operation to replaced used with used. New isn't that expensive, it's the hours you pay for when replacing a belt or chain, not the parts.

[Mac_Muz]

Belt? Chain? Only if it has less than 1,000 miles on it........

[vmaxnc]

I agree with what everyone else has said. Plus, realistically there will only be one replacement belt or chain on most vehicles, at least during one ownership, so might as well do it right that one time.