I just got home and didn't get any pictures, but will of some of the stuff.

 

Today, came home for lunch.

When we went to go back I noticed a small ticking noise coming from the engine, but the engine was idling low so I thought that it was related to that. Went on to work.

After we got done for the day, I started the car up and it started fine then a small clunk and it died.

Tried starting it again and it acted like the screw came out of the rotor.

Checked that and nada.

Thought timing belt drivers side, tensioner or idler must have gone.

Had belts with me but didn't have an extra tensioner or idler. So I came home and got the wifes car some parts and headed back.

Pulled everything apart and what did I find??

The nut on the oil pump had come off and the gear had removed itself from the oil pump.

Not to bad in itself but in so doing, the gear for the oil pump had somehow grabbed the back of the drivers side belt and removed a line, continuous. Making the belt look like a six groove serpetine belt on the back.

Other than that it was fine, no missing teeth and still able to go around all the pulleys.

Of course this 1/8th inch thick 20 feet long piece of belt had to go somewhere and it chose the crank pulleys. Both of them. This in turn put enough pressure on the passengers belt to snap it clean in half.

 

I'll get some pictures of the belts sometime tomorrow.

 

Hush

This is about what I found when I opened it up.

This is just the parts put on a different engine that I have in the yard.

Yes guys I know that the tensioner is missing a bolt and the oil pump could use some bolts.

This is just so I could get some pictures to show ya!.

 

Hush

Ew! And Ouch!

Icky would not to play with that.:-\

wow. man that looks painful. did you have belt covers on?

I've been there. I feel your pain:dead:

Wow i hope nothing like that happens to my Loyale!!!

 

Hey BTW do you have any step-by-step info for doing a Timing belt's and oil pump job???? Because i've got to do it sooner-or later and i've been coleting info and my do's great with Vehicle's and i'm getting there!! But he never worked on a Roo. He's used to V8's and american not Boxer's!!

 

Just a thought if you have time drop me a line!

Use the resources at hand my young friend.

 

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