Timing Side Knock...

[91TurboTalonFWD]

pulled the timing cover belt off put the alternator belt back on with the hamonic balancer left the ac belt off and ps belts off turned the car on i still get a knock on the side its louder at the top as if it was coming from the cam gears any ideas?

 

[EagleTalonTim]

If it sounds something like this :

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ncHEGO6O3t8

then it is your Hydrolic Timing Belt Tensioner. If it fails, it will allow your timing belt to have more slack causing things to hit and make that noise.


Oh yeah....don't rev yours up like I did mine. I could have easily jumped time and done alot more damage.

 

[91TurboTalonFWD]

Tim this is what mine sounds like


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[EagleTalonTim]

wow....that is a sound I have never heard before. Almost sounds like your lower timing cover is hitting your cam gears. How does the timing belt tension feel? If you have alot of slack in it, I would still have to say that it is the hydrolic tensioner.

 

[91TurboTalonFWD]

theres no slack in the belt... i thought it was the cover too and i removed it earlier a nd sounds the same the belt feels nice and tight

 

[91TurboTalonFWD]

oh could that be something INSIDE the engine?

 

[91TurboTalonFWD]

anybody?