new camblet and problems...

ants83 · 10 Apr 2011 at 23:01

got my cambelt replaced on my clio (1999 1,.2l) at a garage on sat.
when i start it from cold after about 2mins i get a lack of power when i change from gears 2 to 3. i accelerate but it dont get anything for abour 4 seconds, then i can drive as normal.
after this the car runs fine and it doesnt happen again. what would be the problem here?
edit- also i have noticed the car is not as quick as it was before i had the new cambelt installed

GeX · 10 Apr 2011 at 23:14

take it back to the garage

aproctor · 11 Apr 2011 at 00:59

Take it back, probably the timing.

ants83 · 11 Apr 2011 at 16:43

aproctor said:
Take it back, probably the timing.

yeah the timing was slightly out . thanks

stulid · 11 Apr 2011 at 16:44

ants83 said:
yeah the timing was slightly out . thanks

So its fixed now?

aproctor · 11 Apr 2011 at 17:58

stulid said:
So its fixed now?

I would have thought so, it is pretty quick to fix.

ants83 · 11 Apr 2011 at 18:52

stulid said:
So its fixed now?

yeah they fixed it. not sure what they did i assume they just adjusted the tension? alls good now though.

MikeHiow · 11 Apr 2011 at 19:02

How anyone can re-assemble a car with the timing out, let alone allow the customer to drive out the door in it, is quite frankly beyond me.

It takes 20 seconds to turn it over twice and check the marks still line up!

ants83 · 11 Apr 2011 at 19:04

MikeHiow said:
How anyone can re-assemble a car with the timing out, let alone allow the customer to drive out the door in it, is quite frankly beyond me.

It takes 20 seconds to turn it over twice and check the marks still line up!

got to admit i wasnt best impressed but i should imagine it was a mistake. i dont know the ins and outs of changing a cambelt but yeah i would have expected them to get it right first time!

BigglesPiP · 11 Apr 2011 at 19:18

I don't think they can mend cam belt timing that quickly...?

Unless they just put some slack in and nudged it over a notch.

Is this a safe engine? If not they need shot.

*Moangroan* · 11 Apr 2011 at 19:24

BigglesPiP said:
I don't think they can mend cam belt timing that quickly...?

Unless they just put some slack in and nudged it over a notch.

Is this a safe engine? If not they need shot.

I agree

ants83 · 11 Apr 2011 at 19:31

BigglesPiP said:
I don't think they can mend cam belt timing that quickly...?

Unless they just put some slack in and nudged it over a notch.

Is this a safe engine? If not they need shot.

they had the car in for two hours today.

MikeHiow · 11 Apr 2011 at 22:51

BigglesPiP said:
I don't think they can mend cam belt timing that quickly...?

Unless they just put some slack in and nudged it over a notch.

Is this a safe engine? If not they need shot.

2 hours is plenty?

BigglesPiP · 12 Apr 2011 at 00:34

2 hours is plenty. The OP said "pretty quick". I think the OP might be easily pleased.

aproctor · 12 Apr 2011 at 08:04

BigglesPiP said:
2 hours is plenty. The OP said "pretty quick". I think the OP might be easily pleased.

They had the car two hours, that doesn't mean it took that long.

Matt82 · 12 Apr 2011 at 09:08

thinking about it, not quite as much disassembly would be necessary to "correct" the timing.

strip down to access belt and tensioner.

remove tension from belt.

correct belt position.

reassemble

Dale V · 12 Apr 2011 at 09:18

Matt82 said:
thinking about it, not quite as much disassembly would be necessary to "correct" the timing.

strip down to access belt and tensioner.

remove tension from belt.

correct belt position.

reassemble

dont even need to do that, the ***** way:

top timing cover off

put a bolt between cambelt and cam pulley

turn the crank until the bolt it as the other side of the pulley

belt should be at correct position (depending on how many teeth out it was initially)

reassemble

MikeHiow · 12 Apr 2011 at 09:25

oh my.

Dale V · 12 Apr 2011 at 09:28

MikeHiow said:
oh my.

yup, time is money, id never follow that procedure myself, but a couple of garages i've worked for have done exactly that....

Matt82 · 12 Apr 2011 at 10:24

Dale V said:
dont even need to do that, the ***** way:

top timing cover off

put a bolt between cambelt and cam pulley

turn the crank until the bolt it as the other side of the pulley

belt should be at correct position (depending on how many teeth out it was initially)

reassemble

bloody hell, thinking about it, that would work too

when ive done belt jobs ive checked, double checked, checked again, been a bit too over parenoid really