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The pal here says high 400 range. I know from experience. Labor range actual 4-17 hours? Good journeyman 4-6 hours new journeyman 8-17 this includes labor for all parts. All Parts high cost range 270- 640 low cost cut by 30-70% I am looking for real world price from reputable experienced shops that do this work and enjoy it this could be a daily weekly or monthly job done at repair place. I do not want the place that does 1 a year.When we drove older model cars 6-12 years.Reputable repair shops did what was affordable a place making profit $200-500 profit for half a days work. Not turning it into 1/2 a week to a week for 2-5000 dollars because you can. Example for ford dealer repair price quote In past parts and labor book tie rods 220 dealer quotes 500-2000 most 1200-2000 with alignment and bushings $320.actual repair cost was charged by dealer who did work. In past I got the 7 years 100000 bumper to bumper cost 600-1200 at time of new car purchase they cost 1500-4000 for warranty but 3-6 month later it is 50-90% off about 70% of time getting oil change repair place finds repair needed I ask for written quote cause car under warranty never makes it to paper work. I do maintance at the place with the $5-12.00 oil change coupons and every car has a repair needed ,that there they have found something to fix. Glad I took 6 years of auto classes to learn in school and college and did prep on new cars and did semi truck repair in late teens while in college. When in high school over 4 years I did lot boy , I did new car prep , body shop, tires, alignment work, warranty fixes, helped with transmission, suspension then late teens did semi truck repair and maintenance. I ran parts too. So from the age of 13-20 I worked In auto field. So May, 2015 real price range for complete timing chain/ belt replacement for 2002 explorer 140000 miles. I know there are different ways to do it. The high puts all new parts back on for everything removed and charges least double labor to 5x the water pump taken off put back on was included with getting the timing job so gasket and goo 10 bucks or new part 4x markup and labor to put on added at 4x markup but is already accounted for labor in timing repair. This is in slow season if shop worker busy 8/40 a week and all parts supplied for worker cost for repairs close to book or better 140000 miles $300-$780 timing gets done 1200-5000 cost does not. The high price is engine damage broken timing belt/chain.
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May 18, 2015
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My 2003 Explorer had same issue...the sudden clanging loud noise....its the timing chain...could either be the front or rear one cause Ford is retarded and had to put 2 and they could be either loose or broken...regardless... Even if they become loose... The damage that it is made to create if this happens is unfixable. This Ford motor does require a certain time to change out timing chains..cause if u wait till you HAVE TO CHANGE due to loosening or breakage...itll b too late. N since Ford put a REAR CHAIN, the only way to change is to pull entire motor. I paid 300.00 a month for a truck i only drove 6 months...i havent driven it in 15 months n i still owe 3 months of payments....i couldn't afford that and an 1800.00 repair bill...fuck Ford for creating such a piss poor motor....ill never buy Ford again. But if u want to fix your explorer the timing chain kits is 276.00...comes with both front n rear . Good luck at finding someone who will do the job and wont charge u more than the truck is worth!!
there is NO required maintenance on the timing chains on your explorer.maybe you missed that part,during your 6 YEARS of auto classes,or the 7 years that you worked in the AUTO FIELD.
Okay, I've read this post and I still have a question. I have a 2000 Explorer with 190,000 miles. Its making quite a bit of rattling noise that the mechanic said is timing chain going out. My question is.... Is this noise a sign of it going out? I've been quoted a $3,100 price to pull the engine and replace the timing chains.... I understand the labor costs with pulling an engine, but paying that and not knowing how long the engine will last anyway, makes me concerned of what the smarter choice is. Drive it until it goes, and replace engine, suck it up and fix the darn thing, or try and sell.... I don't want to pay to have them changed if they are just noisy or the rattling noise may be something else entirely. I know the future can't be predicted, but is the noise getting louder a signal to do something quickly?
I have a 2002 explorer. The timing chain just broke and locked up the engine. It ran for 8-9 months ticking. Mine has 389,000. Don't wait. No more warning sounds. Started fine and broke within 1 1\2 miles.
these explorers with the 4.0L engine,8th digit of the vin# is an E,cost around $5000.00-$8000.00 for a shop or dealer to fix this..reason being,it has 3 chains on it,and to get to the one in the rear of the engine,you have to pull the engine out to do the work! either the chain(s) break or the cassettes get worn and they start to rattle and they don't get better,only worse,then the chain(s) may or will break. normally there is no required service on timing chains,and they normally will out last the life of the engine,but not these Explorers! best to just go to a scrap yard and buy a used engine,before paying that much money! it don't happen on the Trucks..i still have my 2000 F150 as mentioned on this page somewhere,never had a problem with that 4.6L with the only 2 chains. i now have 324,000 miles on the clock and she is still a rolling, i average bout 100 miles a day on it!!!
Yes there is The local ford dealers quote is $1300.00 parts and labor it takes them about 1 day. Ford dealer journeyman recommends 120,000-140,000 with car end life150000-180,000 without as average.
unless you have issues with the chains or timing issues, it's best to not even mess with them as they pretty much last the life of the vehicle... Some has issues with the tensioners slacking up causing noise but no real issues with the chains themselves.if you wanna pay the DEALER that money for doing the job,go ahead and do it.i have a 2000 F-150 supercab with the 4.6L engine in it.yesterday the odometer turned over to 305,000 miles.timing chains never been touched!i run full synthetic oil in it,Amsoil.Normal Service – Up to 25,000 miles, 700 hours of operation or one year, whichever comes first, in personal vehicles not operating under Severe Service.the end!
Who is talking maintenance? Why
what do you think lubricates those chains
Question is about cost of Repair for 2002 explorer not f150 or not maintance different years of explorers to years explorers is apples to oranges.
ok.well go on and get your repair done.it's your vehicle,not mine.good luck with it.
Just got into forum...2003 Explorer 4.0L 204000...with respect, I think you are warning the likes of me that I got the life of the truck already! So live with the rattling [it gets much better a few hundred rpm up from idle], pray a lot, and perhaps replace oil with full synthetic. [what about 10-40 instead of 5-30]? And when a chain finally breaks,call Pick a Part 'cause the repair bill will be more than another Explorer engine R and R. Is that about it Stevie Ray? And thanks for your tireless input on these forums. Gentle_Ben
i think that about put the icing on the big cake.i tried to explain about the chains,but the more i talked,the smarter (he/she/they)got,knowledge that is.the chains may stretch a little,but the tensioners pick up the slack. that's why there is no required maintenance on the chains,unless the tensioner/s fails.then if you replace both chains and the tensioners,it cost "YARIS" i just wish pushrod would have seen this!shit,i ran 20W50 in my truck for 5 years!back to 5W30 full synthetic now.need to change it,last time was May(last year)it has used 3.5 quarts since a year ago!not bad for 305,500 miles,i don't recon.thanks for the reply!you know,some things you just can't fix?