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2004 Honda Civic Timing belt nearly shredded off.

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  • October 16, 2013 at 3:55 am #550346
    JoeJoe
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      My moms 04 civic VP was making a weird noise Sunday. After further inspection, I noticed a small hole in the lower tb cover and a piece of the tb popping out while the engine was running. The belt was replaced with a oem belt, water pump about 25k prior.

      I picked up a new tb, lower cover and a tensioner spring.
      I started tearing everything apart and when I got the cover off, this is what I found.

      The water pump was tight, along with the tensioner. The spring seemed decent, but replaced it anyway. The bolt in the tensioner wasn’t very tight when I took it off. Could that have caused this?

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    • October 16, 2013 at 4:16 am #550353
      César MorganCésar Morgan
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        Man, that didn’t look healthy… 🙁

        October 16, 2013 at 5:48 am #550378
        Kevin CriswellKevin Criswell
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          Yes, from the design of that motor a overly loose belt might walk froward enough to get torn up on the crankshaft timing notches.

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          October 16, 2013 at 5:58 am #550384
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            That woulda came in handy last night. I’m not to familiar with the auto tensioners. But I took the bolt out, replaced the spring and reinstalled the tensioner the same way it was before. I hope that’s the correct procedure.

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