For around a month now I'd been hearing a little noise from the passenger side of my engine. Well tonight on my way home, after making a stop I lost lost some power and I heard a LOUD clacking sound from the top left cylinder. I was wondering if when a timing belt goes is it all cylinders that get messed up? If not, what is the likely culprit here? I havent even had time to take off the spark plug to see if there any damage to it. So I guess thats where I'll being.

Thanks in advance

 

You lost some power, so the car still runs? If it still runs its not the t-belt. To check
pop off the top part of the t-belt cover. Good luck

 

If the timing belt broke, it is likely that you bent some valves which means new engine or rebuilt because VG are interference engines !

sorry dude but I hope it is not the case !

 

sounds like it skipped some teeth and only one cylinder's valves are hitting the piston.

Take off the belt cover and take a look as well as at the plugs.

Whens the last time you changed the timing belt?

~Alex

 

yea, the car still runs. I've turned it on and off a few times since it happened. The loud clacking seems to only be coming from one of the cylinders (Cylinder #1 I believe)

 

maybe a rod came loose while it was idling and didnt create a hole in the oil pan..... maybe your belt slipped a tooth.....how many miles you got?

 

201,xxx miles.... wouldnt any issue with the timing belt affect all the cylinders? The noise is only coming from the #1 cylinder...

 

Definatly not a broken belt, I'd go with a skipped tooth as mentioned before. bummer.

 

yes, and I would listen to see if the noise is up top or down.
up top, could be a collapsed lifter.

 

It's definately up top! I probably wont be able to find out anything more until i get some time to try to fix it.... it could be a while.

 

Does it sound like this?

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http://video.tinypic.com/player.php?v=2ihwmsk

 

YEAH!! thats what it sounds like, but i could swear mine sounds like its coming from the top end. In the video it seems to be coming from the bottom end.

 

yea... same here. I had 5 shops look at that sound no one could figure it out. Then finally got it. It was the Timing Belt Tensioner Spring. I was drivin around with that stupid sound for about a yr till got my timing belt and stuff replaced. I had shop do it, but tell them to buy the Timing Belt Relpacement Kit. Its about 400 comes with everything including springs and waterpump and why ur at it put a Under Drive Pulley on it. I put one on mine makes big difference

Good Luck...

 

Did that affect the idle? because mine is idleing horribly but it sounds just like that

 

humm I dont really remember my idle being high. But then again this was about 2 years ago. So idk....?

 

When replacing the T-belt, it is always a good idea to at least consider replacing the water pump, belt tensioner, cam seals, etc.

 

you got really lucky.

 

damn! I being careless about timing belt, how often should be changed guys? I had my car for 2 years now and never take a look at it,

 

50k miles seems to be a good average...Correct me if I am wrong please!

 

The norm is 60K. Im in the middle of doing it on my 90se, it has 193K miles and it looks a little on the worn side, but still has good tension. Id say it was on a little too long.

~Alex