Fixing Timing Belt that has slipped a tooth.
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Fixing Timing Belt that has slipped a tooth.
Last week my distributor seized and I am pretty sure my timing belt slipped a tooth. Car was running fine then it shut down and would not start. I replaced the distributor with one from Distributor King. The car starts and idles fun, but the distributor is turned as much as it will go and the timing is still a little off. The car bogs down low and is getting real bad gas mileage.
Now I was wondering what I have to go through to fix this. I changed the timing belt about 20,000 miles ago and am hoping it is not as complex as that. I was wondering if I could just take the valve cover off to get to the cam gears. If anyone could help me out I would appreciate it. I searched but could not find any info, just a few posts about other people who had a distributor problem cause their timing belt to slip. TIA.
Now I was wondering what I have to go through to fix this. I changed the timing belt about 20,000 miles ago and am hoping it is not as complex as that. I was wondering if I could just take the valve cover off to get to the cam gears. If anyone could help me out I would appreciate it. I searched but could not find any info, just a few posts about other people who had a distributor problem cause their timing belt to slip. TIA.
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and what if the timing is off? I have to release the tension correct. Im sorry it has been a while and since I messed with the timing belt. Could I fix it with just the valve cover off?
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I took your advice Jim and it worked. I did not use a hanger however. I pulled the valve cover and put the motor at top dead center and sure enough the timing belt had slipped a tooth. I just loosened the tensioner bolt and slid the timing belt off the cam gears and lined everything up. Then I just slid the belt back on, tightened everything back up according to spec.
the car is running much better now. No more bogging or smelling like gas when I drive.
Also according to these posts and others like it, it was a common problem in 92-93 integras and Acura even had a recall on the distributors.
http://www.g2ic.com/forums/sho...ipped
http://www.g2ic.com/forums/sho...butor
the car is running much better now. No more bogging or smelling like gas when I drive.
Also according to these posts and others like it, it was a common problem in 92-93 integras and Acura even had a recall on the distributors.
http://www.g2ic.com/forums/sho...ipped
http://www.g2ic.com/forums/sho...butor
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