really? Thats great to hear. I was told to get it replaced at 105k miles

This is good news..the only thing I need will be a clutch replacement then

 

woha, thought mine had alot of miles but now i dont , thanks to the short summer here in sweden

 

That's for timing belts on Hondas. Our cars have a timing chain.

 

Timing chains dont get "loose" or out of spec?

I just want to make sure because I lost my owners manual and I know how vital the timing belt/chains are to our motors.

 

Wow... great to hear about the endurance of the enigne.

93 Accord EX has 180K... a few coughs and wheezing but still running.

96 4Runner's got 225K, and still going strong... very impressed with this vehicle.


My 05 S has 5.5K after a month and half... so I hope to join the 100K club in a few years! Should really stop "forgetting the milk" on grocery runs as an excuse to take the S out...

 

A timing chain is supposed to last the life of the car, but as we can see in this thread, there are more and more examples of S2000s getting quite high up in miles. I suppose that "life" is a matter of interpretation and insofar as the timing chain goes, it is more likely that you will need a new chain tensioner before you'll ever need a new chain. Having said that, one still needs to use some common sense. When the timing chain begins to make excessive noise, change the tensioner and if this doesn't seem to do anything, then it may be time to consider a new chain, provided that you have eliminated other things that might make a similar noise.

 

How would a noisy timing chain sound like? The timing chain is located by the front of the motor right?

Thanks for helping out a n00b.

 

A sloppy timing chain as a result of a bad tensioner can sound like an abnormal ticking or rattling sound from the front of the motor. The chain itself is harder to hear when loose as the tensioner usually makes the worse and more apparent noise. This is not to be confused with a bad valve adjustment, which can also sound similar, but valve noise is localized to the top of the engine and can be heard using a mechanic's stethoscope.
There has been no known (to me anyway) examples of chains going bad or breaking on an S2000, only bad tensioners. There have been quite a few examples of bad valve adjustments and bad valve spring retainers.

 

Ive got an o5 with over 60k on it, ill hop on the 100k bandwagon soon.

 

Did you say an '05 w/ 60k already??!!??!!??

Niiiiiiiiiiiiice.