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Originally Posted by LOUDCRXSi
A few months ago my car broke down. :-( When it died on me it just stalled. It almost seemed like i ran outa gas. I tried to start the car and all it did was crank but would never turn over.
I was talkin to my friend and his dad the other day and i was informed that when my friends talon's timing belt went up his car stalled in a similar way. So last night i took off the cover to see if my timing belt broke. The timing belt is still intact and there are no tears or defects. (theres only 10k miles on it) What i did notice is that theres no tension on the belt. I would move the belt about 1-1/2". I know thats not good. Could it just be the tension pulley that needs to be adjusted? Or could there be bigger problems at hand. Im aware that its hard to diagonose problems over the internet from reading a forum but im looking for someone that has either had or heard similar problems and what the diagnosis was.
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I've seen cogs torn off the T-belt while the belt was still one peice which would make it act that way by throwing the timing off enough, if this is the case it can be hard to see w/o the belt being completly visible or removed entirely. I assume you are driving a Honda but you never specified so ?????????
It could also be a tensioner but you say there is only 10k on it so none of your problems sound like timing belt related being that new??? what year make and model do you have??? It should still be under warranty with that low of milege