March 21, 201016 yr This is getting ridiculous, always the driver's side. Will be keeping the covers off now. Good thing my AAA covered the tow.
March 21, 201016 yr do as Markus56 posted and take your covers off it looks good with out them & a new belt will be installed in about 15 min Edited March 21, 201016 yr by AWD TURBO!
March 21, 201016 yr Third guy , same advice. Spend the money and get a kit off of eBay for like $58 or so.... Good luck.
March 21, 201016 yr Interesting - can you tell *how* they are failing? A lot of the belt failure's I've seen that were not due to high mileage or age were from oil contamination. Has the front main, cam seals, and oil pump seal been replaced? Definitely inspect the pulley's carefully - if you need a second eye I'm close to you..... GD
March 21, 201016 yr Yeah, I took my covers off my 91 a long time ago.. take off the inner one too.. Dont' over tighten the belts. I usually just let spring tension hold the belt.... An over tightened belt will break... Slightly off topic but, a similiar experience.... It had to do with intake gaskets.... It was a 93 sedan that I had... I would put the gaskets on... and the driverside intake would evently spew anti-freeze.. It would take a week or too..... Thought it was me.... I think I did this job three times before posting......... Well, I got it fixed by someones recommendation. THe recommendation was use OEM gaskets. I did... and it didn't happen again...... I am not necessarily saying that is your problem but, I must say parts are not being manufactered as well as they were.. I got water pump bearing going on my 91 (just found out today) great....... I swear I just changed it.... I wish I could find the receipt..... Maybe it was two years ago....... Micky
March 22, 201016 yr Author It seems like the cause of the driver's side timing belt failure was a separated inner belt guide on the oil pump. It wasn't until I had everything back together and the car running without the belt covers that I discovered this. The rattle noise drew my attention and seeing how the thin metal guide was bouncing around, it looked like it could catch and slice into the belt. Have a new oil pump, but need to pick up a mickey mouse gasket for it.
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