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Old 10-24-2006, 08:38 PM
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Question Timing Chain Labor???

Whats a good estimate for a timing chain, rails, tensioner, etc,
I need this done to my vehical but i keep getting out of the world prices, anyone know of a "fair" quote Please Help!!!!!!!!!!!
Old 10-27-2006, 02:56 PM
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'84 300CD, '82 300SD, '74 TR6, '99 Land Rover Discovery
Timing chain, etc costs

Are you sure you need all of that? Could it just be that your tensioner is bad? Even with my old 79 300CD with 425,000 miles, it never needed everything - when the chain started to rattle, I replaced the tensioner (cheap and easy to do yourself), and it was fine.
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Talking ummm...

Call it...cheap insurance or ...cheaper then a whole head

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