Timing belt misaligned?

[HeiaHjallis]

I was tearing my 2.5 apart today and got a little puzzled by the alignment of the marks on the timingbelt. I turned the engine so the marks on the cam gears aligned up. When I checked the crank gear the mark was way off. Should I have turned the crank around one more time?

 

[WAWalker]

No, the way you have it in the picture is correct. The timing mark on the crank sprocket is on the reluctor on the back side of the sprocket.

[HeiaHjallis]

Thanks. I guess I was reading the manual too fast..... I belived the mark on the crank should point straight up.

[WAWalker]

Thanks. I guess I was reading the manual too fast..... I belived the mark on the crank should point straight up.

 

It is. Your just looking at the wrong mark. Look twoard the back side of the crank sprocket. On the reluctor that is at 12:00 you will see the timing mark. It is covered buy grease/timing belt dust, wipe it with a rag.

[lmdew]

The tooth idler looks like it is losing grease. This is the idler that fails the most. Did you check it?

[HeiaHjallis]

The tooth idler looks like it is losing grease. This is the idler that fails the most. Did you check it?

No, I haven't (yet)

I pulled the heads to check for a blown headgasket or cracks in the head but I found no visible clues.

 

The long story:

I was driving home from the 'middle of nowhere' at 03 in the morning when the car suddenly got very hot. I pulled over and checked the coolant nad it was empty. OK, a blown gasket was my first tought. As I was alone on the road I figured I had to get home (didn't feel like walking..) so I filled up the radiator with water from a nearby creek while the engine was running, almost a gallon of water. I got in the car and drove 3-4 miles and the engine was running hot again. Pulled over and checked; no water. Re-filled the radiator as mentioned earlier and the same thing happend again. I refilled the radiator every 3-4 miles all the way home. Feelt like I was driving a steam train:-\

 

I was expecting a major leak in the headgasket or a cracked head when I pulled the heads, but I found nothing?? Is there any other faults that could produce a result like this? I noticed that one of the bolts holding the cam was turned blue.....

 

I also found one valve retaining clip in the oilpan when I checked with my finger in the drain plug. None was missing on the valves. Anywhere else inside the engine where a part like that is used?

 

(sorry if my english is a bit off, my language is Norwegian.)

[Skip]

Welcome to the USMB Heia,

 

I took the liberty of showing you what WAwalker

was refering to and of the pulley Imdew pointed out.

Hope you don't mind.

 

I would assume you looked for external leaks so an internal

leak would be a good guess.

Was there any signs of coolant in the exhaust?

 

Hope this helps.

Your command of English is great.

[HeiaHjallis]

I was not able to see any external leaks. I could smell 'hot antifreeze' sometimes after the motor was running and it was at normal working temp. No oil in the water and no water in the oil.

 

I'm currently searching my wallet for a solution on this problem. Rebuild or engine swap...

Cheked the prices for changing headgasket & timing belt here in Norway; between $2100 & $3600:eek: