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Re:Bad day for my Jimny...timing belt slipped
- Reason2doubt
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Reversed the car back and tucked it into a car parking space just next to the pumps and took another look thinking perhaps the front fan was hitting something but it wasn't. Checked oil - all good. Temperature had been fine all day sitting in the middle. Turned the key and the car ran, but there was an occassional hesistation when I noticed the engine block jump slightly. Revved the engine gently and it didn't smooth out and just exagerated the problem - the noise got louder.
Called the RAC fearing the worst that my engine was about to bust itself open. The mechanic diagnosed it as the engine timing belt coming loose and it was slapping on the inside of the plastic cover at the front (G13B engine); he thinkgs it has skipped a little, but not enough to do any serious damage. He prised the top of the cover off and the belt tensioner was loose/busted (he couldn't quite see from the angle without all the other bits out) but the belt had a good 1 inch play on it. I think I could have actually slid it off with my fingers!
I got it on the flatbed to a garage down in Swansea. Fingers crossed the little Jim will be okay upon further inspection and that it hadn't done any major damage.
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One of the last 200ish of the gen3s, probably.
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Should find out later on...
Owning a Jimny has made me very sensitive to sounds and I really feel I know when its not running as it should. Just glad I am not deaf otherwise I think it might have been a different story!
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Meaning the belt can snap with no damage incurred
I could be wrong........... i am sure someone will be along to confirm either way
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jackonlyjack wrote: I thought G series engines where none interference
Meaning the belt can snap with no damage incurred
I could be wrong........... i am sure someone will be along to confirm either way
If that's the case that would be great... I will look into that as I didn't realise that was a thing. I just thought when it was all out of sync it was going to end badly.
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Replace belt and whatever failed, re-time it and off you go
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mlines wrote: They are non interference.
Replace belt and whatever failed, re-time it and off you go
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Best news ever. Thanks Martin!!
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