Hey Guys,
I replaced my timing belt and water pump. Put everything back together and working fine. Drove on the freeway and engine started overheating. Turn out I did something wrong with the water pump and was leaking. So, I took off the timing belt cover and double checked timing, which was good and then started the car briefly to check for the leak. I determined it was the water pump and got a new gasket and replaced the old one. I then put the belt back on and realized I forgot to realign the timing marks. So, like an idiot I tried to quickly get everything back on in a hurry. I dont know about you guys but I cant get the belt on without taking off 1 off the tensioners/pulleys first. So I left the tensioner off and began turning crankshaft to make sure alignment was good. All the sudden I gear a noise. The tension wasn't enough and it slipped. So, I put the tensioner back on and start cranking by hand, which seemed harder than usual. Low and behold the right cam is 1 tooth ahead and the left cam is 10 teeth behind! (No idea how it got that bad) Did I just totally ruin my engine? Or simply take off the belt and individually move cams into position and everything is right in the world? Keep in mind the engine was off during this period and just turned the crankshaft manually.
I replaced my timing belt and water pump. Put everything back together and working fine. Drove on the freeway and engine started overheating. Turn out I did something wrong with the water pump and was leaking. So, I took off the timing belt cover and double checked timing, which was good and then started the car briefly to check for the leak. I determined it was the water pump and got a new gasket and replaced the old one. I then put the belt back on and realized I forgot to realign the timing marks. So, like an idiot I tried to quickly get everything back on in a hurry. I dont know about you guys but I cant get the belt on without taking off 1 off the tensioners/pulleys first. So I left the tensioner off and began turning crankshaft to make sure alignment was good. All the sudden I gear a noise. The tension wasn't enough and it slipped. So, I put the tensioner back on and start cranking by hand, which seemed harder than usual. Low and behold the right cam is 1 tooth ahead and the left cam is 10 teeth behind! (No idea how it got that bad) Did I just totally ruin my engine? Or simply take off the belt and individually move cams into position and everything is right in the world? Keep in mind the engine was off during this period and just turned the crankshaft manually.
