My Timing Mishap

[Trev]

Hey guys, About 3 weeks ago my daily 4AGE developed a rather loud rattle (almost like a bigend), I 1st looked at the timing belt idler as it sounded like it was coming from the front of the engine but it was fine, I was then told it was a bigend so i did the remove ignition lead test and it was still there, I was then told that it was buckets and shims so i took the cam covers off and had a look and none seemed loose so i just kept driving it until tuesday, When i left work the car was very gutless but i just wanted to get home, 20 mins later driving down the ipswich motorway at goodna the car coffed and farted and lost all power so i pulled over and turned it off, I then started it 5 mins later and it ran but didnt wanna rev so i got my dad to pick it up and took his car, He then delivered it to my house on wednesday via his towtruck, I had a look at the car on thursday and noticed the timing belt was really tight so i pushed on it and heard a click and it went loose so i put the car in gear and rocked it back and forth, What i could see was the crank was moving but the cams had a delay so i decided to swap it with 1 i had at home on saturday, This is what i found: (the gear teeth were damaged in the removal)

 

 

 

P.S. It is pictured with a brand new 1 i got from road and track today, Terri said it was the last in the country (As you have to buy genuine) and they are no longer available, Just keep that in mind.

Edited March 30, 2007 by Trev

[Medicine_Man]

Wow, Did a good job of that :wink:

[towe001]

I did it better

I did it better

Nar, nar, nar

 

December 2005 taking my new girlfriend back to her "parents" place at Marsden in brissie. Flying down the motorway late at night heard a crack under the car, thought "ya just a stone", got off the m-way started hearing a rattle at idle checked the oil and it was fine. Anywho, dropped her off and left after a while. About a kay down the road lost power steer "thats odd!?!", half a kay later the alternator light came on "Oh crap?!?". Pulled over crawled under the car and did the whole touchie feelie thing around the crak pulley which was loose because it had no bolt to hold it on.

Anywhat, $500 (yes, five hundred dollars) later to find out that the crank bolt had broke off which in turn caused the pulley to free spin which in turn destroyed the pulley which in turn destroyed the key and its keyway which in turn done in the cam pulley which in turn ground the crank down about half a mill or something. All up i had to get a new crank which from memory cost about a 10th of what it would have cost to get the crank repaired.

 

Ya got off lightly Trev but still all in all good work :wink:

[Trev]

I was actually surprised that the crank was still good considering i still drove it like i stole it for 2 weeks, I was told that the keyway was the weakest thing (HA) if i can find it i will post a pic up, My timing was 20 degrees retarded at the most (well it moved 2 teeth) and it still idled and drove but it had no power, I'm just glad it fully shat when i was moving and not when i was stopped at the lights or something.