Force Fed 4g63
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- Feb 27, 2009
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Aiken,
South_Carolina
So this past weekend I was driving to a meet around 45mph and the car died. At first it just lost all power, was barely holding an idle, but the Tachometer showed zero. I pulled the car over and tried to start it again but no luck. It would crank but wouldn't turn over. All the fuses and connectors look good, etc.
I did start to pull the spark plug wires and the one to cylinder 4 basically disintegrated when I pulled it out. Got it towed and took the timing belt cover off, check out the pictures below. That would be one tooth off right? If so the head is probably still ok I would think. I haven't checked the compression yet, I'll do that soon. The crankshaft timing mark appears to be to the right of the T, but it's really hard to tell from the angle I can see it from.
Any thoughts? I'm assuming if my compression is all good I can just do a timing belt change? Are there any other shortcuts I can do to get the timing correct? I have seen the VFAQ and articles on how to, so no need to point those out, just looking for some confirmation and advice, thanks guys!
I did start to pull the spark plug wires and the one to cylinder 4 basically disintegrated when I pulled it out. Got it towed and took the timing belt cover off, check out the pictures below. That would be one tooth off right? If so the head is probably still ok I would think. I haven't checked the compression yet, I'll do that soon. The crankshaft timing mark appears to be to the right of the T, but it's really hard to tell from the angle I can see it from.
Any thoughts? I'm assuming if my compression is all good I can just do a timing belt change? Are there any other shortcuts I can do to get the timing correct? I have seen the VFAQ and articles on how to, so no need to point those out, just looking for some confirmation and advice, thanks guys!
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