Timing Belt or Timing Chain?

Judboy · July 30, 2014

Is there a timing belt or a timing chain on the 2014 Silverados?

Edited July 30, 2014 by Judboy

jay15892 · July 30, 2014

Chain

txab · July 30, 2014

Chain.

Edited July 30, 2014 by txab

Judboy · July 30, 2014

Good to know...thanks!

Sooperdave · July 30, 2014

Has GM ever used belts on anything? I sure can't think of any...

gone_fishing · July 30, 2014

Has GM ever used belts on anything? I sure can't think of any...

I know the DOHC 3.4 V6 that was used in some 90's W-body GM cars did. Can't think of any others.

newdude · July 31, 2014

Has GM ever used belts on anything? I sure can't think of any...

Sonic and Cruze 1.8 and the Cruze Diesel, I think thats about it currently. Everything else is chain drive.

Offspring22 · July 31, 2014

Yup, pretty much the rebadged Daewoo's are the only ones I am aware of.

My dad (after being re-ended and given false insurance info from the lady) was in the market for a cheap but somewhat reliable car to get to and from cancer treatment a couple years ago. Went to a GM dealership to look at an Aveo (same thing as a sonic I think?) with just over 75k miles on it. The sales guy didn't have any records of the timing belt being changed, but insisted it's fine, and "if it goes, just replace it then". Claimed to know about interference engines and the whole deal, but couldn't understand why we didn't want to buy a car that needed a timing belt done right away, and wouldn't just wait till it snapped.

We did not buy the car. Found a Saturn Ion for the same price, with fewer km, and a much better car overall.