Timing chain issue with Nissan X-Trail

My Nissan X-Trail has broken down in France. The engine just died and I coasted to a stop. I found a local garage who diagnosed a timing chain problem and wants to strip the engine down to investigate.

However, I thought this engine was a "non interference" type and therefore I had hoped the damage would be minimal - especially as there was no noise when the engine died. Can you advise further?

Asked on 17 August 2013 by KeithB

Answered by Alan Ross

Well there was a known problem with the timing chain tensioner ( subject to recall) but that was on the earlier models( up to 2002)
See
www.dft.gov.uk/vosa/apps/recalls/searches/expand.a...=

If as you say the garage has diagnosed the timing chain,then it may then require further investigation by stripping.

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