# 2014 Chevrolet Spark - when to replace timing chain? **URL:** \ **Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\ **Tags:** chevrolet\ **Created:** [August 11, 2018, 1:49am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2014-chevrolet-spark-when-to-replace-timing-chain/122685 "2018-08-11T01:49:13Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Dan111](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/c67d28/32.png) [@Dan111](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Dan111)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2018, 1:49am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2014-chevrolet-spark-when-to-replace-timing-chain/122685/1 "2018-08-11T01:49:13Z")
Is the reason I don’t get to replace under my 100,000 mile warranty the timing belt, is because it is a timing chain? When DOES it need replacing? I have a 2014 Chevy Spark (not electric). ---
**Author:** ![VOLVO-V70](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/8e8cbc/32.png) [@VOLVO-V70](https://community.cartalk.com/u/VOLVO-V70)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2018, 2:07am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2014-chevrolet-spark-when-to-replace-timing-chain/122685/2 "2018-08-11T02:07:30Z")
Verify with your dealer but Google info says your 2014 Spark has a chain and is not a service item. Even if you had a belt that would not be replaced buy your warranty unless it broke. ---
**Author:** ![Sparkyct](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/73ab20/32.png) [@Sparkyct](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Sparkyct)\ **Post date:** [November 28, 2018, 10:54pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2014-chevrolet-spark-when-to-replace-timing-chain/122685/3 "2018-11-28T22:54:00Z")
It can be done, but just wait for brake or skips ---
**Author:** ![VDCdriver](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/vdcdriver/32/48514_2.png) [@VDCdriver](https://community.cartalk.com/u/VDCdriver)\ **Post date:** [November 28, 2018, 11:00pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2014-chevrolet-spark-when-to-replace-timing-chain/122685/4 "2018-11-28T23:00:16Z")
> [@Sparkyct](#): > > It can be done, but just wait for brake The brakes on your 4 year old car are no longer covered by the warranty. ---
**Author:** ![Sparkyct](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/73ab20/32.png) [@Sparkyct](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Sparkyct)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2018, 8:01pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2014-chevrolet-spark-when-to-replace-timing-chain/122685/5 "2018-12-01T20:01:17Z")
Time chain can be change. I just wait for it to break or start skipping, or just buy rebuilt engine and put in the car. ---
**Author:** ![shanonia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9de053/32.png) [@shanonia](https://community.cartalk.com/u/shanonia)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2018, 8:05pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2014-chevrolet-spark-when-to-replace-timing-chain/122685/6 "2018-12-01T20:05:18Z")
In a car whose oil has been changed per manufacturer’s recommendations, it is extremely unlikely to need a new timing chain ever. ---
**Author:** ![George\_San\_Jose1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e5b9ba/32.png) [@George\_San\_Jose1](https://community.cartalk.com/u/George_San_Jose1)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2018, 1:51am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2014-chevrolet-spark-when-to-replace-timing-chain/122685/7 "2018-12-02T01:51:26Z")
I think the Gates (maker of timing belts) website provides a way to tell if your car uses a timing chain or a timing belt. I’d guess a 2014 spark uses a chain, but no need to guess. Check at Gates. ---
**Author:** ![thegreendrag0n](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/thegreendrag0n/32/9265_2.png) [@thegreendrag0n](https://community.cartalk.com/u/thegreendrag0n)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2018, 2:05am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2014-chevrolet-spark-when-to-replace-timing-chain/122685/8 "2018-12-02T02:05:04Z")
it is a chain, RockAuto has only a tensioner, not a chain as likely it is too new to need one [https://www.rockauto.com/en/catalog/chevrolet,2014,spark,1.2l+l4,3023138,engine,timing+chain+tensioner,5736](https://www.rockauto.com/en/catalog/chevrolet,2014,spark,1.2l+l4,3023138,engine,timing+chain+tensioner,5736)