timing belt skips
#1
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timing belt skips
so i replaced my timing belt with the oem belt and my timing belt STILL skips. it skipped again for the 3rd time but the belt is brand new..... help pls!
#2
Re: timing belt skips
Well... you could have too much resistance (cam bearing surfaces, distributor), which seems unlikely but possible.. Cam gears could be worn smooth (or poorly machined)..
Or, more commonly, the tensioner pulley is incorrectly adjusted, spring is stretched or missing... etc.
Was the factory procedure for tensioning the belt followed (exactly)?
Or, more commonly, the tensioner pulley is incorrectly adjusted, spring is stretched or missing... etc.
Was the factory procedure for tensioning the belt followed (exactly)?
#3
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Re: timing belt skips
yup and cam gears were oem. I couldnt think of any other reason why it would still skip..... BUT i havent replaced my tensioner yet..... so could it be the tensioner....?
#4
Re: timing belt skips
Tensioner FTW!!! i would think that if your T-belt is skipping after replacement its not getting the proper tension on the pulleys (that being said as long as everything else is o.k) We (my repair shop where i work) ALWAYS recommend tensioners when doing a timing belt just for that reason
#5
Re: timing belt skips
The factory method of tensioning removes enough slack that the belt will not skip, although it may slap around enough to contact the underside of the valve cover.
Please describe--precisely--how you are tensioning the new belt.
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#6
Re: timing belt skips
The tensioner has nothing to do with the tension itself; that is a function of the tensioner SPRING.
The factory method of tensioning removes enough slack that the belt will not skip, although it may slap around enough to contact the underside of the valve cover.
Please describe--precisely--how you are tensioning the new belt.
The factory method of tensioning removes enough slack that the belt will not skip, although it may slap around enough to contact the underside of the valve cover.
Please describe--precisely--how you are tensioning the new belt.
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