cam chain

[pete]

my l5 is coming up to 20k miles. i have been told that my cam chain will need replacing? is this right? what sort of price are the chains? help much appreciated. cheers!

[Jackson]

Not sure about the mileage on changing cam chains, but they are £19.85 plus vat from cradley (or around that figure)

Just changed the one on my L5.

[pete]

that seems a gud price. thanks jackson. anyone else know about the mileage?

[RedexRobB]

I think cam chains go on for alot longer than that, its usually the head gasket and cam chain tensioner which needs replacing at the mileage. If your that keen and really want to do it then do it, cant do any harm. Go for the tensioner too while your at it since they usually go around that time.

The head gasket is alot more involved as you have to drop then engine but i wouldnt worry about that unless your bike starts to show signs of a blown head gasket.

[muffinman]

my L9 is up to 22300 miles, and there are still no signs of either headgasket or cam chain/ cam chain tensioner on their way out.... touch wood!

anyways, ive got a week off work soon, and ive got the money to do it all, but do i?

i need to do the rocker cover gasket too...

any prices on headgasket and cam chain tensioner?

cheers

oh yeah anyone fancy doing a walkthrough of how to do all of the mentioned above?

[masterofinsanity]

don't fix what ain't broke mate! study the manuals until it breaks then you will know what to do.

[Caz]

A cam chain should go on for ages, the tensioner on the other hand will need replacing.

as Baz says, if it aint broke, dont fix it.

check the chain is wihtin its service limits, and replace the tensioner

My H2 has done about 50,000 kms - head gasket is fine. The previous owner had it for many thousands of miles and the head gasket was fine for him too.

I am fairly sure that a head gasket change is not part of the regular service schedule