mikelv
15+ Year Contributor
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- Jun 17, 2006
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Columbus,
Georgia
Yeah, I'm sure this one has been out there, but please get me on track, I'm about to lose it all together.
The car won't turn over....
I went to turn the motor over by hand, to check timing marks, crank style and the intake cam gear jumped, I can't tell if the belt skipped or not, but I'm pretty sure it did? Right before the cam gear "jumped", the timing belt to have severe slack in it between the cam gears, then the intake cam gear like "popped" over and the slack retracted. (Making sense??)
When I installed the timing belt, I went exactly by the book, and the auto tensioner is within spec of the manual, and the belt felt ok. What did I miss? What specific about the tensioner pully did I miss?! Initially, I turned the whole engine 6 roatations and everything lined up fine! I even pulled the "lazy" exhaust cam to line up? I screwed up somewhere?
Did my timing belt jump and how can I tell? How can I tell I bent valves short of pulling the head? I can't check compression, because the car won't start? It wants to turn but has the symptoms of plug wires misrouted? (misfiring)
Did I bend the valves guys? Tell me there is something simple I can do, and tell me what more info you need from me for productive advice! Thanks all!
The car won't turn over....
I went to turn the motor over by hand, to check timing marks, crank style and the intake cam gear jumped, I can't tell if the belt skipped or not, but I'm pretty sure it did? Right before the cam gear "jumped", the timing belt to have severe slack in it between the cam gears, then the intake cam gear like "popped" over and the slack retracted. (Making sense??)
When I installed the timing belt, I went exactly by the book, and the auto tensioner is within spec of the manual, and the belt felt ok. What did I miss? What specific about the tensioner pully did I miss?! Initially, I turned the whole engine 6 roatations and everything lined up fine! I even pulled the "lazy" exhaust cam to line up? I screwed up somewhere?
Did my timing belt jump and how can I tell? How can I tell I bent valves short of pulling the head? I can't check compression, because the car won't start? It wants to turn but has the symptoms of plug wires misrouted? (misfiring)
Did I bend the valves guys? Tell me there is something simple I can do, and tell me what more info you need from me for productive advice! Thanks all!