Is the timing ran by a belt or a chain? (1999-2004 Mustang V6)
Does the 3.8 liter V6 engine (1999-2004) have a timing chain or a timing belt?
I have had half of people online tell me that the timing is ran by a belt while the other half say the timing is ran by a chain, so some people are lying, lol. Which one is it?!! (I hope it is a chain!!! )
yup in my haynes manual they have the 5.0 and the 3.8 grouped together for pretty much everything because theyre basically the same engine minus 2 cylinders.. theyre actually not developmentally related but ended up being very similar its pretty interesting
5.0's are over head?? thought they were single learn somethin new everyday
actually no u read that wrong.. or are saying it wrong.. idk which.. both 5.0's and 3.8's have one cam which operates pushrods to operate the valves on the heads.. later 4.0 v6's are overhead cams(2 cams total) the cam directly opens the valves
actually no u read that wrong.. or are saying it wrong.. idk which.. both 5.0's and 3.8's have one cam which operates pushrods to operate the valves on the heads.. later 4.0 v6's are overhead cams(2 cams total) the cam directly opens the valves
ok ya i read it wrong i thought u said they were ohc but u said over head valves. ya i actually kinda miss the single cam and push rod set up but i like not haven to set the valve lash on the rockers
yeah its run by a chain.. belts slip.. slipped belt means off-timing. which would be a pain in the butt
timing belts don't look like drive belts.
drive belts are serpentine style, and and timing belts are cog style. engines with timing belts have cog pulleys (pulleys with teeth, resembling gears) on the camshaft(s), and they wont slip unless the belt is extremely loose.
and yes the 3.8 and 5.0 are very similar...they are both windsor engines.
drive belts are serpentine style, and and timing belts are cog style. engines with timing belts have cog pulleys (pulleys with teeth, resembling gears) on the camshaft(s), and they wont slip unless the belt is extremely loose.
and yes the 3.8 and 5.0 are very similar...they are both windsor engines.
actually belt driven is the best topfuel uses it almost all dragsters do jessel check um out it bedder than gear or chain drive.
actually belt driven is the best topfuel uses it almost all dragsters do jessel check um out it bedder than gear or chain drive.
jesel belt drive, is exactly what i just mentioned above. it is a belt that runs on cog gears. virtually every engine that has a timing belt is like that.
if your timing belt was not run on cog gears, but just simple pulleys, could you imagine the damage it would cause if your engine was running and the belt slipped even just a little? it would be the equivalent of your timing belt breaking with the engine running.
Is the timing ran by a belt or a chain? (1999-2004 Mustang V6) 
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