, With regular servicing can do 400,000 km
The above pretty much says it all. It's a chain and is known to wear but if it's fed a good oil and the oil is changed regularly there's not much else you can do except listen for excessive rattle, often most noticeable on a cold start.Often gets noisy at 150/200 k kms distance covered
Small vans in the UK
Some cars fail at 80,000
Good oil history is VERY important
Interesting. I've mostly used Liqui Moly 4310 0w30 in this engine. A couple others, all Fiat DS1 compliant. I wonder if molybdenum would be good for chain longevity. Ceratec, for instance.
I'm generally not a believer in additives generally and especially not in gearboxes. However I do like moly greases for use in ball joints and sliding applications - not wheel bearings though as it's too "slippy" to let balls/rollers rotate properly. I remember starting to use it first in Mini/1100 front suspension ball joints and also for king pins and was amazed at how much longer they lasted before developing play (as they were a bit prone to do). I wouldn't be surprised if moly was good for chains but I'd worry slightly that whatever else was in the additive package might "clash" with the sophisticated formulation of modern oils where viscosity, just to mention one factor, is so important. Turbos too? where extreme heat can carburize stuff and potentially cause problems for the bearings. - Always use a recommended and really high quality oil if your car has a turbo.
True. I'm also not a fan of oil additives but the Liqui Moly stuff I've always respected as they seem to know what they're doing.
True. A name that's been around for a long time but I've noticed they seem to be upping their game quite aggressively of late with lots of adds in the likes of Car Mechanics mag etc.
