Hi All,
I just changed the timing belt on my 99 LX with 17200 miles. Everything went smoothly but I must say it was exhausting especially those compressor bolts. It took me more than 2 hours to get them out. I read all the threads and basically watched clips of OTRAMS video while doing the belt. But now I have a problem.
There is this weird noise coming from the crank pulley area. It goes away when I rev the engine but I can hear it when parked or coasting on the highway. I removed the serpentine belt and started it and it looks like it is behind the crank pulley. I took a video clip and you can hear it at 38-42 seconds mark and around the 20 sec mark as well. Is this something of an immediate concern?
A friend of mine told me that the new belt might be really tight due to the tensioner being new and this noise will go away after sometime, is that true?
The timing marks aligned perfectly, and I checked them 10 times, the belt marks also aligned with the timing marks on crank and cams when I installed them. I also rotated the crank 2-3 times and it freely turned around. There are no leaks, no overheating, and the oil temp is in normal range, I have a slight missfire that was present before the belt job. I changed all the coils and plugs with Denso and I have been told that injectors might be the next culprit due to the misfires more prominent only on cold starts.
Help will be appreciated since I am planning to take my kids on a trip for new years.
FYI the old belt was in good shape but I found a lot of belt dust under the covers and the tensioner pulley was bad, as well as the fan bracket. So I am glad I changed it and hoping I wont have to tear it apart.
I just changed the timing belt on my 99 LX with 17200 miles. Everything went smoothly but I must say it was exhausting especially those compressor bolts. It took me more than 2 hours to get them out. I read all the threads and basically watched clips of OTRAMS video while doing the belt. But now I have a problem.
There is this weird noise coming from the crank pulley area. It goes away when I rev the engine but I can hear it when parked or coasting on the highway. I removed the serpentine belt and started it and it looks like it is behind the crank pulley. I took a video clip and you can hear it at 38-42 seconds mark and around the 20 sec mark as well. Is this something of an immediate concern?
A friend of mine told me that the new belt might be really tight due to the tensioner being new and this noise will go away after sometime, is that true?
The timing marks aligned perfectly, and I checked them 10 times, the belt marks also aligned with the timing marks on crank and cams when I installed them. I also rotated the crank 2-3 times and it freely turned around. There are no leaks, no overheating, and the oil temp is in normal range, I have a slight missfire that was present before the belt job. I changed all the coils and plugs with Denso and I have been told that injectors might be the next culprit due to the misfires more prominent only on cold starts.
Help will be appreciated since I am planning to take my kids on a trip for new years.
FYI the old belt was in good shape but I found a lot of belt dust under the covers and the tensioner pulley was bad, as well as the fan bracket. So I am glad I changed it and hoping I wont have to tear it apart.