Timing Chain Replacementin Batumi

Timing chain replacement in Batumi at PRO SERVICE (Airport Highway 212): we confirm stretch with scan data and inspection, replace the chain as a kit (tensioner, guides, rails, plus sprockets or cam phasers if worn) and check the timing after start-up. Labor from … GEL, takes 1-2 working days. Parts are charged separately.

A chain is not forever: how to tell it is time

A timing chain is replaced by condition, not by mileage like a belt. Signs of wear:

• Rattle in the first seconds after a cold start. The hydraulic tensioner has no oil pressure yet, so a stretched chain slaps the guide.
• Cam/crank correlation codes, a check engine light for no obvious reason.
• Rough idle, weak low-end pull, higher fuel use — the timing has drifted.
• Metal flakes or bits of guide plastic found in the oil at an oil change.
• The tensioner extended almost to its limit (visible on some engines through an inspection port or in scan data).

If it jumps a tooth, on many engines the valves hit the pistons, and you're looking at a cylinder head repair.

Why chains stretch early

• Long oil change intervals, wrong viscosity. Oil lubricates the drive and feeds the tensioner.
• Long idling in traffic. Short trips where the engine never warms up.
• Used imports with unknown service history.
• Design. On some models the chain is a known weak spot.

How we replace it

1. Confirm stretch with the scan tool (timing deviation), a tensioner check and listening.
2. Remove the front covers. Lock the shafts with locking tools or by the marks.
3. Replace chain, tensioner, guides and rails; sprockets and cam phasers if wear is visible.
4. New gaskets, crankshaft seal, fresh oil.
5. Start-up, a timing check with the scan tool, and a cold start with no noise.

After the job, the new drive needs oil of the right viscosity, changed on the severe-service interval. Batumi traffic and heat count as severe.

If your engine has a belt rather than a chain, see timing belt replacement.

What affects the cost

• Layout. On some engines the drive sits at the back by the gearbox, and the engine must come out.
• One loop or several (V engines, separate oil pump and balance shaft chains).
• Phasers and sprockets, if they need replacing.

Price