Hi guys I just got a 89 dakota last saturday...it's my first truck in my life...and I just have a simple question...Do I need to change the timing belt ?..or this v6 3.9 come with timing chain..?...please guys help me out.....thanks..

 

There are two easy ways to find out. Usually if I want to know on something(Had to do this yesterday on my moms honda) I either google it or go to autozone.com and start punching stuff in to see if it comes up. If you put your car in and it doesnt show up with a part when you search timing belt then its probably got a chain.

Looks like this

http://www.autozone.com/autozone/cat...uestid=1100606

Its a chain by the way. Im not trying to be a jerk, this forum has some great info, but sometimes its easier to spend the 10 seconds yourself to find an answer thats readily available.

 

Yeah, like skyshark said, its a chain. The only time you need to replace the chain is if it makes a loud, distinguished slapping noise, which means it's stretched and loose.

 

thank you skyshark for your help... I will follow your advice.

 

thank you 95 for your help...