Hi Friends. I hope someone will help. I bought a 2001 ranger plus 4x4 and turns out has a timing chain rattle. Got louder .236k runs great. Want to replace complete timing chain kit. Prices run 80 to 650. For kit. What have you had good luck with? Cloyes? No tty bolts. Is that ok? Thanks. Or is that stupid? Shold risk JY engine or go to RB or another yard orniment?

 

Because you need to pull out the engine to do the rear timing chain, and the engine is running well except for the timing chain noise, it doesn't make sense, to me, to put in a used engine that you have no knowledge of.

And because you have to pull out the engine to replace the parts it also doesn't make sense, to me, to not use OEM Ford parts.
"As good as, or better than" OEM is fine to say, and 3rd party parts WILL warranty any defects, as will used engine suppliers, but they do not warranty labor to replace defective parts, i.e. pulling out and putting back in the engine

You could partially disassemble the engine in the vehicle, pull the front cover and have a look at the primary chain, and then look, as best you can, at the rear chain guides.
If rear guides are not broken yet then you could just do the front chains and replace rear tensioner.
Failing tensioners are what started this problem, not bad chains or guides, as tension went away the chains beat on the guides(the rattle) until they broke and need to be replaced.

After replacing just these parts you may be good to go, if rear chain is rattling then you would need to pull the engine, but just to replace rear chain and guides.
Because you don't have to pull the engine to replace these parts..............putting in 3rd party parts might make sense from a cost point, your choice, but IMO only use OEM for rear chain/guides

 

Thanks so much. I just found local shop with good rep who will do complete job with Cyotee parts fo 1100.00 what do you think?

 

Reads like a very fair price to me

 

Ill let you know thanks again.