6 Signs Your Timing Belt Is Bad or About To Break (Belt Breaks while Driving) 

JUST LIKE THAT? DAMN YOOU ARE THE MAN. WHAT VEHICLE WAS IT? I HAVE A HONDA ACCORD WITH WIERD PROBLEMS. IM NOT SURE WHAT TO CHECK ANYMORE. RUNS AT IDLE BUT OFF

Thank you for your upload and your comment about your situation was I was advised as a female it may be the water pump how do I distinguish my go to the mechanic and they're not trying to rip me off

I believe that’s what happen to my Camry it was going fine till the water pump gave out and I lost power steering and had to break hard onto a side road to prevent myself from crashing it’s still broken and I’m trying to fix it now

As long the timing marks are spot on nothing should move when tensioner pin is released

I believe it was normal wear and tear. Honda Pilot 130,000 miles. Never been replaced.

@@Top5AutoRepairs Wow twice amount miles before it broke

Yep

Mine 1995 accord timing just broke. Made it to 180k never been replaced once 😂

@@Top5AutoRepairs Probably had to change valves if this belt broke unless the owner was very lucky. I mean really lucky.

Toyota's and Honda's are very good cars but sometimes have problems with fan belts not really timming belts or chains but still do check

“Mine are issues “ did you mean minor issues

That's a wise investment!

@@Top5AutoRepairs I bought from a used car lot he said it was a trade in at a Ford dealership it has 185thousand miles I paid 6300 inside and outside in excellent condition but may have to pay for maintenance because seems it has been maintained in a while

@@kellysutton2780why did you pay $6300 for a 2005 rx330??? Horrible investment 😂😂😂

@zenodee because I needed a ride and that is all I could afford

I've never seen a Lexus waiting for roadside assistance .

It's recommended to replace the water pump and timing belt together

Is a serpentine belt and timing belt or chain the same

​@@authenticpressure6346 NO. Timing belt makes sure the pistons move in sync. Serpentine belt powers things like alternator, power steering, AC, etc. BUT you cannot drive if one is broken

@@Top5AutoRepairsIs a Ford Fiesta 1.6 with 109,000 need a timing belt change yet if no problems running? I have seen some say 150,000 miles change?

I have a 2013 Santa Fe, V6 3.3 with timing chain… rattling chain slapping cover perhaps?

if its that loud and noticeable, its safe to say damage has been done already. but probably not significant enough that you havent noticed loss of power or hesitation. still if youre gonna get that deep to have to replace the tensioner, u should replace the chain as well. although i had a situation where i only had to replace my belt tensioner(although im in need of replacing the belt as well). for my situation i was able to replace the tensioner without the belt removed. since your car is relatively new, i'd feel its safe to say you wouldnt need a valve adjustment. but still do pin point where the noise is coming from. this little job could cost you the life of your engine so you really should get to working on that as SOON as possible.

No no damage yet, fix it before it breaks while you’re driving like mine did yesterday, if you don’t you’ll regret it like I do now lol

Man sorry to hear that. Was it due to a bad tensioner and did the chain end up giving way?? It’s scheduled to go in in two weeks. It’s been sitting for two months because it’s hard to find a reputable, honest mechanic the good ones have a wait. Hoping I don’t invest the grand to crack it open and it’s something more/worse. Seems that the tensioners are somewhat of a failure/defect, one of the many questionable issues within the engine components of this motor, that can fail/wear.

@@Detect-Oregon i haven’t taken it apart yet because it’s so cold but If I had to guess either the tensioners and guides were probably all on their way out and it probably got so loose that it jumped one or two teeth, won’t know for sure until I break it down though, I will say right before it went bad, the chain noise actually went quiet and it was running oddly smooth, and then in the blink of an eye it started misfiring and making backfiring sounds like a beefed up Japanese car, but the sound was coming from the engine bay not the exhaust pipe lol, and it had a weird burning oil or coolant smell all the sudden too, hopefully it didn’t bend valves, mine was on an 04 Lincoln Town Car by the way, very reliable engine but those timing chain parts just don’t last forever, timing chain/belt maintenance is critical, oddly enough my 97 f150 with the same engine is almost 10 years older and has 250k miles on it, it’s timing chain is still quiet and working flawlessly

Yes

Pulley bearing?

That'll be a different topic.

no

No but if it breaks while the engine is running, you'll need a new engine😢