superboy

my charger belt went on me this morning..
pretty sure the tensioner is gone b/c its wobbling while the engine is running..

is it ok to run the car as-is for a few days? any potential problems?
im assuming ill be running more rich since the fmu is still on..

thanks.

Blue-Civic-Hybrid

iTrader: (1)

I'd say just get some belts on it as soon as possbile and try not to run it. I've never experienced this problem on my JRSC, but just to be safe I'd say not to run the car... just my opinion..

hypa

Go ahead and run it.
You'll noticea lack of power because of the huge restriction in the intake, but other than that the car will run fine.

superboy

Thanks Steve

car should only need to run like this for the weekend till i get the pulley from JR..

Blue-Civic-Hybrid

iTrader: (1)

Ok, so I guess it is safe.... good luck on getting your car up and running again...

hypa

No worries guys.


I found out that it was okay a few times. The first was when I siezed the blower with a loose nut in the intake. I had to get the car around, so I hacked off the belt and drove it short distances. I've also blown a belt in the past, and had to drive from Vancouver to Surrey in traffic (superboy knows how painful this can be ) with no issues.

superboy

any problems with running too rich though?

i guess ill be driving it a max 15km one way

omahaturbocivic

The fmu only adds fuel when it sees boost, no boost no extra fuel.