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Old 01-01-2020, 04:31 PM
yawnocmot yawnocmot is offline
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Default Does a timing chain require change?

I have a 2004 Edge model 3.0 with 159k Mikes. I plan to change the water pump as a preventative measure and wonder if the timing chain should be changed too. I bought the truck used and don’t know if it’s been changed in the past. Ty
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Old 01-02-2020, 06:45 AM
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Default Re: Does a timing chain require change?

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I have a 2004 Edge model 3.0 with 159k Mikes. I plan to change the water pump as a preventative measure and wonder if the timing chain should be changed too. I bought the truck used and don’t know if it’s been changed in the past. Ty
unless its noisy, nope.
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