timing chain

T_wheelMS6

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2006 Mazdaspeed6 GT
So ive read the MS6 has a timing chain issue and im afraid mine is a culprit. It has a ticking rolling sound from passenger side and is loadest on cold start. Everything ive read makes me think im right with my diagnosis. But I have NEVER done a timing chain, just timing belts....what is this car like for this fix? How much time am I looking at to do this?
Also just today it threw an engine code mid acceleration and speeds up like crap after 3400 rpm. Boosts like crap....possible the chain is the culprit of that too? idles n drives in town just fine.
 
Could be a stretched timing chain or a VVT actuator going bad. Either way, it is best to replace both at the same time. Lots of work to do the job, but not that hard if you have the special tools needed to align everything.
 
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