More vibration after timing belt change

[jb talons]

I’m appealing to the DSM wisemen. I recently had work done my car. The water pump was leaking, so when replacing that, I had the garage do the timing belt and the balance shaft belt too. I have about 60k on the motor, it was time.

Now I feel more vibration in the cockpit. The car seems to run fine, just feels different. The mechanic said that the timing marks on the cam gears could not line up just right. They were ½ tooth off, so when I told him about the vibration, he said he would adjust it ½ tooth the other way. I still feel the vibration.

Am I just nuts? Is there a way I can check this (datalogger or something)? Can the balance shaft be out of sync with the timing?

Thanks for the help.

 

[Sharkcus]

I agree with the balance shaft. You will get a lot of vibration if it is 180 degrees off, you won't necessarily see any performance issues. It is not hard for a shop to mess up (if they cant follow simple directions)

 

[jb talons]

Thanks for the comments, I'll have to check that. I read that article. Are things pretty much the same for the 2g's?

 

[jb talons]

When you say "a lot of vibration", how do you measure that? If "car shaking apart" is a 10 and "just a tingle in the hands and seat" is a 1, I'm probably only feeling a 2 or 3. If the balance shaft is out 180, should I be feeling more than that? Am I being fussy? It just doesn't feel the same as before. I replaced the engine once and don't want to do it again.

Thanks for taking the time to read and reply.

 

[Sharkcus]

Now that I think about it, you can check your BS alignment with a screwdriver the same way it says in the VFAQ. Just align the timing to TDC, open the bolt on the block, and put a screwdriver in the block and see how far it goes in.... (obviously check the vfaq for more specific instructions)