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So, just got back from taking the R on a 2800 mile roadtrip. All went just fine. Next day drive the car to work and back. As I get home I notice a strange sound at idle. Kinda rattly. Open the hood and determine the noise is from inside the T-Belt cover.
Pull the top cover and the belt is looooooossssseeeee ! Oh SNAP This cannot be good. Remove the lower cover and discover the tensioner pulley decided to explode apart. All the ball bearings were in the bottom of the cover.
I consider myself SO lucky to have caught this before the belt decided to jump which sure it would have. I'm just amazed that it didn't jump in the first place.
Nice thing is this timing belt looks like the easiest one i'll probably ever do!
Car just clicked 43k miles!
And for those of you who know the history of my car no, the tensioner pulley never got wet.
Sooo....where's the best place to get an idler / belt FAST!
Pull the top cover and the belt is looooooossssseeeee ! Oh SNAP This cannot be good. Remove the lower cover and discover the tensioner pulley decided to explode apart. All the ball bearings were in the bottom of the cover.
I consider myself SO lucky to have caught this before the belt decided to jump which sure it would have. I'm just amazed that it didn't jump in the first place.
Nice thing is this timing belt looks like the easiest one i'll probably ever do!
Car just clicked 43k miles!
And for those of you who know the history of my car no, the tensioner pulley never got wet.
Sooo....where's the best place to get an idler / belt FAST!
