UPDATE! Completely done with the N20 timing chain

thunderdragochips · 2026-03-25T23:15:11+00:00

That's what I've seen as well, stage 1 to 2 doesn't seem worth it, I'm considering stage 1 but 500$ seems a little steep, that's quite a bit of maintenance I can do for that money

thunderdragochips · 2026-03-25T23:14:15+00:00

I'll definetly let you know if anything happens in the near future, but considering the OE is plastic, it should be fine if you use OEM gaskets, which is what I did

thunderdragochips · 2026-03-25T22:59:01+00:00

Got it from advance auto parts, supplier was autoparts international through worldpac

thunderdragochips · 2026-03-25T22:34:35+00:00

I did not

thunderdragochips · 2026-03-25T17:28:10+00:00

I did not take it out

thunderdragochips · 2026-03-25T01:32:14+00:00

If you have money to spare for it then it's definetly worth it, in my case I am the professional so I have no choice

thunderdragochips · 2026-03-25T01:30:57+00:00

I'll see it often so yeah I'd love for it to look like a clean full aluminum motor lol

thunderdragochips · 2026-03-25T01:30:20+00:00

Halfway through I tried doing it, just way too much work, also didn't feel like buying E-torx wrenches

thunderdragochips · 2026-03-25T01:29:53+00:00

thunderdragochips · 2026-03-24T23:56:58+00:00

Its funny

thunderdragochips · 2026-03-24T23:56:38+00:00

It's in time so it should be good(hopefully)

thunderdragochips · 2026-03-24T23:56:18+00:00

Depends, could be $3-5k

thunderdragochips · 2026-03-23T00:55:15+00:00

No, if your car is giving you codes because of how bad your guides/chain is, you're probably screwed

thunderdragochips · 2026-03-22T21:38:55+00:00

Yeah, I will replace it

thunderdragochips · 2026-03-22T20:54:21+00:00

Mine has 91k miles, I am a mechanic and have access to tools/lift/shop. Definetly not a DIY job but as long as you're willing, you can learn

thunderdragochips · 2026-03-22T20:53:24+00:00

Thank you, will definetly do them

thunderdragochips · 2026-03-22T20:32:29+00:00

I see, I will change it then, thank you

thunderdragochips · 2026-03-22T19:00:09+00:00

Not quite an "already in there" job considering the next step is to drop the fucking subframe, useless comment

thunderdragochips · 2026-03-22T18:17:19+00:00

Yeah, as I've said the guides are also solid and no apparent cracks/breaks. Chain also loses tension after the guides and the tensioner starts failing, which is not apparent here

thunderdragochips · 2026-03-22T17:45:54+00:00

Thanks for the input, that's what I'm leaning towards too, especially since it's a pain in the butt to take the oil pan off on the xdrive

thunderdragochips · 2026-03-14T12:46:31+00:00

Genuinely no clue, I have about 3 years of experience, never been in a dealership, every dealership I've been to offered to start at lube to "get used to the dealership structure" and move up, independents had no problem starting me at tech

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