Postby smj999smj » Sun Jun 17, 2012 6:18 am
The timing chain "should" be okay. Supposedly the changed the design of the secondary chains a little to not cut into the tensioner shoes as much and updated the shoes. In my case, whoever did the job before I bought the vehicle must have overtightened the primary chain tensioner bolts because one of them broke in the block and the primary chain started slapping around.
As far as the radiator, it all depends if they put in the update radiator or if you got one of the old, non-updated radiators. Look on the top tank and there should be a Calsonic label with the part number. If you have part number 21460-9CA0E, you know you have the updated radiator. If not, you may or may not have the updated radiator. There is no time or mileage as to when or if the radiator fails. I replaced my original radiator with 97000 miles on it for piece of mind, but it never failed. Currently the NHTSA is investigating the matter, so a recall "may" be in the future.