Timing chain failure is unusual on these engines especially at 140K. It's a dual-row chain and does not have a lot of travel. The tensioner is a spring-loaded ratchet and the whole arrangement is pretty much bullet-proof.

I would ask why they think it's a timing chain problem.

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Chuck Taylor
Falls Church VA
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