crank sensor saved my motor

[4g63t28]

I was pulling out of work the other day and my car died in the middle of the road, so I coasted in the gas station to check it out. Everything looked ok so I tried to start it up again and nothing. We pushed my car back to my shop and I started taking things apart to see what was wrong. Much to my surprise I found the balance shaft belt snapped and working it's way around the timing belt. Luckily it knocked out the crank position sensor and I couldn't restart my car or I would've grenaded the motor.

I LOVE MITSUBISHI'S!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[Imback]

haha i had the same exact thing happen.

 

[AiR]

Damn you got lucky it still could have bent some valves trying to start it though

 

[95tzlgst]

Same thing happen to me about a month ago.

 

[4g63t28]

The timing belt was still 100% intact and didn't even skip a tooth. All the marks line up. It sounded good when cranking, I think I finally got lucky for once except my boss ordered the wrong crank sensor and I'm supposed to go to Lebanon wednesday. If I get the sensor tuesday and everything goes as planned I should have an 11.80ish time slip or a shattered drivetrain on wednesday.

 

[knochgoon24]

And that's why people eliminate the balance shafts (myself included...)

 

[4g63t28]

IIIIIIIIIIIIIIII know! I was actually going to do that, but Im just going to save up for an SBR longblock in the spring.