ok this is for my b16 a2 motor, i did the timing belt in it when i had the motor on the stand before it was in the car (93 sol), motor only has about 40,000 on it im told, but obviously i got no proof of that so i figured id do the belt just to know where its at as far as mileage is concerned. i bought a honda belt, no aftermarket, so i put it on, timing was mint, i followed the procedure for tensioning, align all marks, loosen tensioner, rotate cam pulley 3 teeth past TDC and tighten tensioner (according to haynes manual) then i rotated the crank 6 times, checked timing, seemed good, belt seemed to have adequate tension, so i bolted her all back up, dropped in the car, blah blah blah, started it up, motor runs mint, after a few times of running it i start hearing this really bad rattle, so i pull the valve cover, belt seems really loose, even under compression when the one side is tight, the other side seems extremely lose and i am able to slip the belt off the cam pulley by hand :unsure:
i checked timind marks and the exhaust cam was off one tooth, so i reset the timing, re tensioned the belt according to haynes manual, rotate the crank 6 times and its off half a tooth and still extremely loose..... is this a common sign of a tensioner gone?? i know the rattle is the belt slapping cause when i take the slack out of the belt when the motor is runnign the noise goes away.....
when i did the belt i did not do the tensioner, im thinking of changing over the old belt and trying that, but seeing as how the motor is in the car it is a bit more time consuming, none the less whats gotta be done has to be done and a little hard work never hurt anyone but i just was hopin for a few more experienced opinions before tearing her all down again... thanx.
i checked timind marks and the exhaust cam was off one tooth, so i reset the timing, re tensioned the belt according to haynes manual, rotate the crank 6 times and its off half a tooth and still extremely loose..... is this a common sign of a tensioner gone?? i know the rattle is the belt slapping cause when i take the slack out of the belt when the motor is runnign the noise goes away.....
when i did the belt i did not do the tensioner, im thinking of changing over the old belt and trying that, but seeing as how the motor is in the car it is a bit more time consuming, none the less whats gotta be done has to be done and a little hard work never hurt anyone but i just was hopin for a few more experienced opinions before tearing her all down again... thanx.
