Nissan engine GA15-566073E cambelt or timingchain?
legaxy,
Nov 10, 11:35pm
Hey, wondering if anyone with more accurate information can tell me whether this engine (in a 1997 Nissan Lucino) has a timing chain or a cambelt.
According to the spec sheet and all other information on the car, the engine model/number is GA15-566073E, I obviously don't know enough to know if that is the same as a GA15-E, which has a timing chain from what I've found.
jasongroves,
Nov 11, 1:19am
Yep, chain driven.
legaxy,
Nov 11, 2:05am
Cheers, that's a huge relief.
ginga4lyfe,
Nov 11, 2:16am
dont be fooled though, timing chains do need to be replaced every now and then too
legaxy,
Nov 11, 3:57am
Yeah, I imagine they will stretch slightly or just plain wear out, I'm at 160,000km, still fairly safe to continue with regular maintenance for now!
morrisman1,
Nov 11, 4:04am
The chains on those are pretty good, the tensioners wear out at over double that milage but poor servicing could make it happen earlier.
icemans1,
Nov 11, 4:18am
are there any nissans with a cambelt!
jasongroves,
Nov 11, 4:24am
Yep, many.
jasongroves,
Nov 11, 4:26am
Most common would have to be the RB series engines.
mm12345,
Nov 11, 4:48am
Yep.1997 engine model # is probably GA 15 DE (dohc/port fuel injection).The single cam GA15E would have been 1995 or earlier. I've got one with about 200,000km.Chain is still quiet / good. Auto trans is also still good. Problems have been oil leaks (front seal - easy, rear seal - a big job, distributor - can be pulled apart and seals replaced for $5, AFM - can be cut open, resoldered and re-sealed). Horrible cars, but pretty reliable and cheap to fix.
mantagsi,
Nov 11, 7:18am
I believe these engines get a little petulant if you get too slack with oil changes, overall seem pretty average really
mm12345,
Nov 11, 11:59pm
Aye - that goes for all cars really. An indication of reliability of these old drays (Nissan with GA15DE) is that they were hugely popular with "rent a wreck" firms.
manu,
May 14, 5:29am
La cadena de distribuci?n del GA16 le sirve(Funciona) a el GA15?
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