Gates Timing Belt.

[Jaysiin]

quick question....

got a gates timing belt fitted today from my local mech...

car now feels very very sluggish.

i have heard noisey belts in the past, but never heard of a belt causing a vehicle to run like crap.

should i look more into it, or will the car re-learn itself?

before the belt change, the car was running like a dream.

Edited March 1, 2010 by Jaysiin

[STATUS]

there is nothing to relearn, check base timing and cam timing.

WOT and so forth reads from fixed tables, only the idle and cruise etc are "learning"

[Jaysiin]

yes! i just got home from driving it along the highway.

very sluggish.

its boosting, and u can felt it trying to go hard, but it feels very restricted.

[The Dan]

belt is probably 1 tooth off

[JonnoHR31]

take it back to the mechanic and tell him to get the cam timing right

[Jaysiin]

thanks guys. so i guess ill have to speak to the mech 2moro and let him have a look at it.

i seriously cant drive the vehicle. it stalls at lights, it cant idle. its running a hotter tempreture. stalls everywhere, lights, airco, driving along and pressed the clutch in, driving up a driveway.

its very larthagic (*spelling)

Edited March 1, 2010 by Jaysiin

[hypergear]

Might tensioned it too tight or skipped a tooth or some thing?

[Blitz]

Get it back to the 'mechanic' that fitted the belt asap Jaysiin.

[boostn0199]

Its the timing has to be adjusted once you do that will be fine

[PROXIMITY]

Def a tooth out, thats terrible when you pay for stuff to get done from certified people.

[Jaysiin]

have the car sorted out now.

the belt jumped 2teeth on the exhuast side.

can hear the gates whine, but its very very unnoticable. though feels much better and smoother. cas is set to 15degrees.

thanks for your help guys.

apprieciate it. can always reply on sau for assistance.

[soturi]

just curious...did he say it jumped teeth? or...? and was it driving like that as soon as you got into it?