Timing Chain

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• We have seen a couple of single link timing chains on A12's before. Wierd. Insist on the factory specified double-chain
• A rattle can be the trait of a stretched timing chain. Pinging/pinking has also often been mistaken for timing chain rattle

A-series engine has a short timing chain -- and with an automatic adjuster -- it rarely stretches or goes bad.

Compare to the loooooong chaing used in the Nissan KA24E engine:

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• KA24 often has timing chain problems