Subject	engine carnage guestimates...
Posted by	AntiHero on December 06, 2008 at 2:35 PM
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Message	Ok. something bad has happened. any guesses on what? engine died on the highway the other day. Timing belt is of unknown age but appears to be in excellent condition. no cracking, visible teeth look fine. It hasnt snapped, but is definitely not tensioned as it should be. right now the cams (i didnt check passenger side) are not moving (much) now my question is... Is there anyway to check for valve damage with tearing it down? What would you guys do? a timing belt job, and hope for the best, or just assume that the valves are jacked? Any way to tell? cranking the car sounds pretty normal. Antihero These 2530's ain't half bad ;)
Follow Ups	engine carnage guestimates... - AntiHero 14:35:08 12/06/08 Explain what you mean by "died." - treese88 14:41:57 12/06/08 lost power. "Stalled and now wont start" - AntiHero 14:46:31 12/06/08 Re: lost power. "Stalled and now wont start" - Seb (specialty-Z) 15:22:43 12/06/08 uhhh? wrong post? (n/m) - AntiHero 15:31:07 12/06/08 just saying it could have overheated. - Seb (specialty-Z) 15:37:32 12/06/08 huh? - AntiHero 15:40:17 12/06/08 maybe overheats till the crank or cams seize? (n/m) - AntiHero 15:42:38 12/06/08 nope (n/m) - Drk93TT 15:51:16 12/06/08 check your CAS connection. (n/m) - nemo1080 (Iowa) 15:45:47 12/06/08 cas is fine - AntiHero 15:47:57 12/06/08 that does suck. good luck man! (n/m) - nemo1080 (Iowa) 23:27:50 12/06/08 clarification... - AntiHero 15:50:00 12/06/08 tensioner failed (n/m) - Guapo 15:51:02 12/06/08 would you bother with a timing belt job? - AntiHero 15:53:04 12/06/08 Get a new tensioner. - ZXRider(SoCal) 16:02:25 12/06/08 Re: Get a new tensioner. - txq45 16:07:41 12/06/08 Third (n/m) - Gordo 93TT Daytona 16:37:46 12/06/08 4th, and don't mess with replacing the radiator to run it. - TriniTT 19:00:17 12/06/08 and/or the center idler pulley stud. (n/m) - zfreak(Dallas) 17:40:17 12/06/08 That wouldn't cause the belt to be loose. (n/m) - TriniTT 18:59:11 12/06/08 yes it would - spyhunterTT(nj) 07:59:49 12/07/08 oh yeah.. :) true. (n/m) - zfreak(Dallas) 09:46:21 12/07/08 120K kit since its unknown age. lmk when you wanna do it. (n/m) - ZiNnYc 01:08:22 12/07/08 a leak down test will tell you if your valves are bent (n/m) - aliaZ 16:46:50 12/06/08 It seems surprising that someone who's been here - canyoncarver 09:43:06 12/07/08 Pull your plenum and look down into your heads to see if a - amp300zx 11:17:27 12/07/08 calculated risk. - AntiHero 14:30:57 12/07/08
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