I got the timming belt change and now the car runs about the same but is really noisy, the mechanic that did it said my valves needs to be adjusted but it wasn't bad before I went in for the belt change. could changing the belt change the gap of my valves... what else should I look at?

 

what kind of noise? is it like a whistle?

 

IS NOT LIKE A WHISLTE. IS LIKE A DEEP GROWLLL... LIKE I PUT IN A AFTER MARKET INTAKE...NOTING HIGH PITCH

 

Timing belt is too tight probably.

 

I agree /\.

 

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yes...the TIMING belt is probably too tight.....timming belt....sheesh

 

i tought it could be the timming belt, but usually when the timming belt is too tight it makes like a whistle noise, now the kind of noise he describes usually is from the plastic cover touching something.
Just my $.02

 

IF the car sounds louder like after you put an intake on, then the dude probably put the intake cam 1 tooth off. Check your cam timing...

 

also. when I am at idle gear in netural .. not stepping on anything. my car would do a slight jerk on is only ever 5-6 seconds. man something is really messed up
and the mechcanic that did it is blaming on my valves.

 

i can't really say anything, but it doesn't sound as valve out of spec to me, but i could be wrong, did you check the car to be on time?

 

If the timing belt rubs on the cover, it may break. This would be very bad obviously. You might wanna have a look inside the cover and see if it's rubbing on the cover.

 

I'd check its timed right.. sounds bad when its a tooth out!

 

A LOOSE belt will be noisey. It will have a growl (exactly as you described). Is the tech a Honda guy? Did he replace the cam seal? He could have damaged the inner timing cover in an attempt to remove the seal...

 

i'd rent a timing gun, and check the timing. Remember to jump the service connector...

-PHiZ

 

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Excuse my ignorance, but why must one jump the service connector when checking the timing? The same service connector used to check for engine codes? I thought you werent supposed to run the engine when that connector was jumped to view the codes?

 

Because your ecu is dynamically advancing/retarding timing while it is running.

So you can't check your "static" timing.

here ya go:

http://www.c-speedracing.com/h...g.php

-PHiZ

 

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This is not true. There are lots of good aftermarket timing belts that run quietly. It can rub on the timing cover if one of the spacers is left out or installed improperly.