Q: Do I repair the engine or timing chain?
My truck is old and has over 300,000 miles on it. I dont exactly know what is wrong with it but ive had alot of people tell me it was the timing chain. Im guessing it is. Idk. But i wanna know if it better to get a new engine, rebuild the engine or just fix the timing chain? Please let me know what you think. Thanks. :)
My car has 300550 miles.
My car has an automatic transmission.
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