Timing Belt Noise

[B-rice]

i found the culprit if you have a gates timing belt. Its 1000% the cause, its because theyre such a tight fit, therefore you have to put very little pressure on the tensioner to get the noise away. ild say 95% of the noise is gone i can only hear it if i park on stop on an incline not sure why but thats what i noticed.

I took the balancer off more than 5 times just to get the right tension. check timing lines, then tension a little from its current position,put the balancer back on and tighten maybe 50Nm if you have a torque wrench(or enough just to start it for 3-5secs) on without bottom cover.When you tighten it has to be in like 5th gear. Then Start the car max 4secs of else the belt will slide off dont rev it. The noise will get louder or lesser depending on how much tension there is. Repeat the process in bold, my final tension setting was about 3mm away from the rest position with the belt on.

Also check after each start of the engine to see if the belt is coming off.Gently tap with a rubber mallet or something soft. if its not clear ill pm you my number im happy to walk you through it.