Tag: timing chain

When a 2014 Mercedes-Benz E63 AMG W212 rolled into our Philadelphia shop with engine performance issues, our team at TOP CONCEPT LLC knew exactly what needed to be done. This hand-built AMG 5.5-liter V8 biturbo engine — one of the most powerful production engines Mercedes has ever created — required a complete engine-out rebuild. Here…

Audi 2.0T (EA888) Timing Chain Replacement at TOP CONCEPT Philadelphia This Audi came into our Northeast Philadelphia shop for a complete timing chain service on the EA888 2.0T engine. The early EA888 chain (Gen 1 and Gen 2) is a known weak point — the tensioner can fail, the chain stretches, and the result is…

Timing Chain & Valve Train Service at TOP CONCEPT Philadelphia Timing chain replacement is one of the more involved jobs in a modern engine — and one of the most important to get exactly right. This post shows the parts side of a chain job from our Northeast Philadelphia shop: every component laid out on…