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* Sentra 2001 1.8 engine - 4 messages, 3 authors
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TOPIC: Sentra 2001 1.8 engine
http://groups.google.com/group/alt.autos.nissan/t/dbb25981789cefbb?hl=en
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== 1 of 4 ==
Date: Wed, Jun 9 2010 8:44 pm
From: Me

On 10/06/2010 12:55 p.m., Dave C. wrote:
> My daughter has a 2001 Nissan Sentra with the 1.8L engine. Does this
> engine have a timing belt or timing chain? The concern is that if it
> is a belt, it should be replaced soon (100,000+ miles).
>
> And, is it the design such that if has a belt and the belt fails, the
> engine does not get damaged (destroyed)?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Dave C.

If it's the QG18DE engine, then it's a chain, not a belt.

== 2 of 4 ==
Date: Fri, Jun 11 2010 6:07 am
From: "Dave C."

On Jun 9, 11:44 pm, Me <u...@domain.invalid> wrote:
> On 10/06/2010 12:55 p.m., Dave C. wrote:
>
> > My daughter has a 2001 Nissan Sentra with the 1.8L engine.  Does this
> > engine have a timing belt or timing chain?  The concern is that if it
> > is a belt, it should be replaced soon (100,000+ miles).
>
> > And, is it the design such that if has a belt and the belt fails, the
> > engine does not get damaged (destroyed)?
>
> > Thanks,
>
> > Dave C.
>
> If it's the QG18DE engine, then it's a chain, not a belt.

I called my daughter to see if she can check which engine she has
(labels under the hood or whatever documentation she might have) or at
her convenience check with a dealer.

Thanks,

Dave C.

== 3 of 4 ==
Date: Fri, Jun 11 2010 6:42 am
From: "E. Meyer"

On 6/11/10 8:07 AM, in article
c3141545-c2fd-4b49-9c55-271b0a36b989@y4g2000yqy.googlegroups.com, "Dave C."
<cardarelli@c4.net> wrote:

> On Jun 9, 11:44�pm, Me <u...@domain.invalid> wrote:
>> On 10/06/2010 12:55 p.m., Dave C. wrote:
>>
>>> My daughter has a 2001 Nissan Sentra with the 1.8L engine. �Does this
>>> engine have a timing belt or timing chain? �The concern is that if it
>>> is a belt, it should be replaced soon (100,000+ miles).
>>
>>> And, is it the design such that if has a belt and the belt fails, the
>>> engine does not get damaged (destroyed)?
>>
>>> Thanks,
>>
>>> Dave C.
>>
>> If it's the QG18DE engine, then it's a chain, not a belt.
>
> I called my daughter to see if she can check which engine she has
> (labels under the hood or whatever documentation she might have) or at
> her convenience check with a dealer.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Dave C.
You don't need to do that much research. All Nissan 4 cylinder engines
since about 1990 use timing chains. The last belt they used was in the
first version of the V6 quest minivan and that is now a chain as well.

== 4 of 4 ==
Date: Fri, Jun 11 2010 12:25 pm
From: "Dave C."

On Jun 11, 9:42 am, "E. Meyer" <epmeye...@msn.com> wrote:
> On 6/11/10 8:07 AM, in article
> c3141545-c2fd-4b49-9c55-271b0a36b...@y4g2000yqy.googlegroups.com, "Dave C"
>
>
>
>
>
> <cardare...@c4.net> wrote:
> > On Jun 9, 11:44 pm, Me <u...@domain.invalid> wrote:
> >> On 10/06/2010 12:55 p.m., Dave C. wrote:
>
> >>> My daughter has a 2001 Nissan Sentra with the 1.8L engine. Does this
> >>> engine have a timing belt or timing chain? The concern is that if it
> >>> is a belt, it should be replaced soon (100,000+ miles).
>
> >>> And, is it the design such that if has a belt and the belt fails, the
> >>> engine does not get damaged (destroyed)?
>
> >>> Thanks,
>
> >>> Dave C.
>
> >> If it's the QG18DE engine, then it's a chain, not a belt.
>
> > I called my daughter to see if she can check which engine she has
> > (labels under the hood or whatever documentation she might have) or at
> > her convenience check with a dealer.
>
> > Thanks,
>
> > Dave C.
>
> You don't need to do that much research.  All Nissan 4 cylinder engines
> since about 1990 use timing chains.  The last belt they used was in the
> first version of the V6 quest minivan and that is now a chain as well.

Thanks, that is very helpful and puts our minds at ease.

Thanks again for the information.

Best regards,

Dave (and Andrea) C.

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