2L-TE Engine Mystery

[roscoFJ73]

John, does the Denso injector pump on this engine also have a small mesh screen inside the banjo fitting on the intake line to the pump? .

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[roscoFJ73]

Hi everyone,

It appears that the timing belt jumped at cog on the crank shaft and that is what has been causing the problem.

I now have a new problem. The crank pulley, which was just replaced because it had been broken, has a crack in the key way. Apparently the replacement key wasn't quite wide enough and the play has caused a fatigue crack through the keyway. We're going to attempt a weld of the crack and then sweating a collar on the outside of the pulley to prevent it from happening again.

Anybody had the same problem?

Klemwild

Sometimes the weld last,sometimes it doesnt. Is it possible to have a new key way cut into the opposite side of the pulley?

 

[crushers]

i have a pulley sitting here off a 2LTE (and a crap load of other engine parts) if you need one.

 

[KlemWild]

Parts

Thanks Wayne,

A new, previously enjoyed, pully might do the trick. The concern I have is that the key way on the crankshaft has been made larger as well. Is there a way of dealing with this too? Maybe grinding it out? And then using a larger key?

Karl

 

[crushers]

hummm carefull filing might do the trick. it will be slow tedious work.

up to you.

 

[bbpjunk]

I'm glad you found the timing belt to be off a tooth. I had the same symptoms with my 2LTE - same code 12 even. When I pulled the Crank Sensor out I found that somehow the little can that covers the wires came un-soldered and apparently hit the crank and was floating around in the oil pan. Needless to say the sensor was completely destroyed... no need to diagnose that one electrically!

I found a surplus sensor, plugged it in, reset codes and viola! It was like having a new engine. The engine just limped along before because the Fuel system needs that data to meter fuel properly. Anyway, glad to learn that a timing belt can give the same symptoms. I'll remember that one.

 

[KlemWild]

My mechanic was surprised that it would run on one cog out. He figured it should have been dead in the water.

The engine runs great now but I have to get a new thermostat now that we're down to -10C here in the morning. The heater blows about as warm as a babys breath.

Klemwild