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Replace my t-belt? Rubber from accessory belt on it please help asap!!

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DSMRevolution

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Dec 6, 2002
Sioux Falls, South Dakota
Story of what happened:
This morning I pulling into the school parking lot as it was still raining outside. I got on it a little bit just before I got into the lot turning a hard left a few times. Anyways I pull into the lot and I smell rubber like my tires were burning. I get out as my turbo timer is still running and smoke is pouring out of my engine bay. I turn off my engine and pop the hood....

The bad:
,,,to find that my accessory belt for my ac compressor was starting to fray pretty bad and missing portions of it. I let the engine cool down for about 2 hours then cut the belt off. I started the engine and i heard this grinding/plastic adgainst metal sound (if that paints a picture). I look inside the engine bay to find that the crankshaft pully where the belt previously rode was scraping against the timing belt cover. Just the heat from the belt and being in contact with the cover (since it was frayed) metled a lower portion of the cover it looks like.

The results:
I took off the timing belt cover and I had a few small rubber pieces (possibly melted compressor belt remains) that attatched themselves to the top side (smooth nonteeth) of the belt. I can pick them off but i also see a few of them on the cam gears. The belt from what I can see looks fine but I was wondering if....

And the question:
...I should replace the timing belt? I am taking it apart tomorrow to check it out, but from your expierence what would you recommend? Thank you!!! :thumb:
 
Lost one engine to ac belt grenading the timing belt. If it was my car I would rather be safe and replace the timing belt. Take the time to clean all of the excess ac belt material of of everything. If you are running without your upper timing belt cover that is not a very good idea. I've also lost one engine due to road debris being caught in the timing belt. If the covers were on it wouldn't have happened. 30 dollar belt is way cheaper than relacing your cylinder head and/or engine.
 
ACKERSON said:
Lost one engine to ac belt grenading the timing belt. If it was my car I would rather be safe and replace the timing belt. Take the time to clean all of the excess ac belt material of of everything. If you are running without your upper timing belt cover that is not a very good idea. I've also lost one engine due to road debris being caught in the timing belt. If the covers were on it wouldn't have happened. 30 dollar belt is way cheaper than relacing your cylinder head and/or engine.

Thanks for the reply! :thumb: Thing is though, I had both covers on the car! What I was thinking was when the crankshaft pully (or belt on the crankshaft pully) contacted the timing belt case it burned into it far enough to fling some of the compressor belt into the timing belt area. Another option I considered was the crankshaft pully seperated but it doesn't look that way to me. I will be checking everything out tomorrow so I will defiantly keep you and everybody else updated. Thanks again though for the quick reply it was more then helpful! :)
 
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