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looks like the idler froze up and ate the back of the belt
My money's on a failed idler, too
Because quality control is NOT job one for replacement parts these days.
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I will be back to where the block is probably next weekend and will clean it up, take pics and start to strip it. The 2.8L build has to start somewhere
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clean up all your pulleys, tension spring, spring guide and tensioner pulley and post their pics. My guess is something to do with the belt tensioner issues. Stamped sprockets do fail but it would be very obvious
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looks like the idler froze up and ate the back of the belt
the culprit it the thingy muhhh bobbber the back side of the belt touches
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Originally posted by uturn View PostJust bad luck....
Could it be that old style stamped idler puller? Pull it and see if it's fatigued and cracked.
also, fun fact: I heard a belt squeal today when I started the car and nearly had a heart attack #PTSD
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Just bad luck....
Could it be that old style stamped idler puller? Pull it and see if it's fatigued and cracked.
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It's jealous of the roadster and threw a snit.
Could the tensioner have been tight but not seated flat??
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Originally posted by kronus View Postguess 1 - bent cam nose caused the cam pulley to waggle the belt off
guess 2 - belt tensioner lock bolt wasn't locked, tensioner was held by the spring only
sorry to hear about the carnage :(Originally posted by LateFan View PostIs this the blue car? Bummer.
Belt was definitely off center on the wheels for whatever reason. Something was canted to walk it off like that. Was there any noise?
Tensioner was good & tight, that was my initial thought too
Basically, trying to figure out what could cause the belt to slide over and rub on the inside. No recognizable noises prior to this happening.
yes, this was on my Cirrusly Blue daily driver. The Roadster was serving as a daily for a few weeks... a fun experience doing open top freeway driving in the SoCal winter mornings haha
It also fully derailed the 2.8L M20 build so Im hoping this SuperETA motor is up to the task, as I will show it no mercy
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Is this the blue car? Bummer.
Belt was definitely off center on the wheels for whatever reason. Something was canted to walk it off like that. Was there any noise?
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guess 1 - bent cam nose caused the cam pulley to waggle the belt off
guess 2 - belt tensioner lock bolt wasn't locked, tensioner was held by the spring only
sorry to hear about the carnage :(
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Dead motor, but why? Need investigators
A few weeks ago, I was my usual self driving my M20 like a getaway car when suddenly it died on the freeway and wouldnt start again. After towing it back to my house and cursing the car as I walked away for the night, I eventually discovered a busted timing belt. This timing belt was only a few months old, so I was incredibly shocked and gutted... I couldnt understand what happened.
The car is now fixed and rocking a full SuperETA longblock with the 'I' cam and dual valve springs swapped over and its running on the same 173 chipped ECU and intake goodies that powered the previous M20B25. I definitely feel the torque difference and am overall happy with the outcome, but still bewildered as to why this happened. So here I am, asking the R3V detectives to help me figure out what happened. Obviously most of the evidence has been trashed but I have a few "scenes of the crime" and some firsthand witness account of the tragedy.
First, lets look at the belt, or what was left of it anyways:
Shreds of the belt that were removed from the timing cover and general area...
and yes, I couldnt resist doing this with the shreds....because R3V
This was an interesting image. Looks like the belt had been rubbing and collecting rubber "dust" inside the pulley.
Heres the money shot. Outer part of the belt half shredded all the way through into the cogged belt area. Also note the inner timing cover and the rubber groove that had been rubbing on it.
and now onto the 885 head carnage....
Hard to see here, but we have several broken rockers, a few areas of the rocker shaft mounts are also broken. a dead 885 head for sure... RIP
I have a few theories in mind, but Im curious what you all think.Tags: None
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