not a 4x4 related tech q, but a car related tech q

Post by **robbie** » Sat Apr 26, 2003 6:27 pm

aye guys

I heard something funny today..

a friends excel had a timing belt changed on it, and the mechanic told her that the car will run funny because the belt is tight..

well I drove the car and it feels like the cam timing is retarded a tooth. its also popping out the exhaust like there is unburnt fuel (another eg of the retarded timing). the car is a slug till about 4-5,000rpm.

what do you guys think?

Post by **RUFF** » Sat Apr 26, 2003 6:50 pm

Belt being tight is a load of crap.
It sounds to me like he farked up and is trying to convince someone that knows SFA that its all good.
Take it back and tell him to fix it. With a new belt there is never any slugishness because the belt is tight. It actually cant be tighter than it should be because the tensioner takes care of how tight it needs to be.

Post by **Dozoor** » Sat Apr 26, 2003 7:58 pm

I agree with ruff ,If its popping and going on robbie ,then it'll eat the valve seats . get it fixed before its fugged.

Post by **OVERKILL ENG** » Sat Apr 26, 2003 9:41 pm

Take it back or it will burn the valves and then tell the mechanic to get Fucked and find a NEW mechanic

Post by **DAZZ** » Sat Apr 26, 2003 9:42 pm

Yep, valve timing is out, and by more then a tooth. Get it fixed before it craps its self.....

Post by **robbie** » Sun Apr 27, 2003 1:34 am

thanks guys, its getting fixed up asap

Post by **CRUSHU** » Sun Apr 27, 2003 11:17 am

i hope there wasn't any ticking sounds from the top of the enging for the first few hours, as the valves tap on the top of the pistons! i hope this guy was not in a business, just a backyarder, otherwise he deserves to be named, so we all know where not to go.

Post by **robbie** » Sun Apr 27, 2003 1:01 pm

there wouldn't be ticking sounds, there would be thuds.. and you only get this on dohc engines I think

Post by **RUFF** » Sun Apr 27, 2003 1:11 pm

robbie wrote:there wouldn't be ticking sounds, there would be thuds.. and you only get this on dohc engines I think

No this is not right as a gemini with a 30/70 cam getting valve bounced will actually cause the valves to just touch the pistons enough to leave marks but not usually bend valves.

Post by **robbie** » Sun Apr 27, 2003 4:54 pm

ahh ok, fair enough

Post by **Punchy** » Sun Apr 27, 2003 5:54 pm

yeah nasty stuff there

the sonata's and the like with the bitsamissin engine etc and 24 valve jobbies are so easy to stuff up if you dont pay particular attention to them.

but a grubby old excell...ffs..the guys and amature if he got that wrong...FFS

take it back and have him fix it

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