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Differentiate Between Drive Belts, Timing Belts & Timing Chain

Dear Reader’s,

Yesterday , i wrote the articles about Timing Belts.Today , you must distinguish between Drive Belts, Timing Belts & Timing Chain.

As each of them mean different things.

Drive Belts

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Drive Belts are the external forward belts those drive the FWD accessories like generator, cooling fans, air-condition compressor, etc.

Timing Belts

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Timing Belts same as Timing Chain except they are made from Serpentine rubber Belts.

Timing Chain

timing-chain

Timing Chain same as timing belts  except they are made from durable metals.

Otherwise , both timing chain & timing belts work internally. So your car either has timing chain or timing belts. DON’T confuse your self between timing chain & timing belts.

Please take note , timing chain last very long time as long as you replace your oil  regularly at least every 5000 KMs.