# Update on my friends 92GXE from the other day...

Posted by awsm66 (93SE) on September 17, 2002 at 17:56:20:

Well he said his mechanic friend got it tore down and it had jumped time...I am assuming because it over heated the tensioner(sp) failed and caused it to jump but am not sure and he really didnt remember what all the mechanic told him.

The worse part is that the mechanic said the belts werent too tight (he didnt see them because I had them off already) and that would not have caused the pulley to break like that. My friend also said that some other people told him that the belt would have broken if it was too tight but not the pulley...so I am thinking he thinks I am an idiot and I dont know what I am talking about.

What bugs me the most is that I pretty much know a lot about engines and cars from working on them for 15 years now and he believes this guy because he is a "mechanic"...the thing is my brother in law is a "mechanic" for a toyota dealer and I wouldnt let him work on my car (even if it was a toyota).

anyway he is going to put a new belt on and see if it bent any valves and go from there...the good thing is he said if it did bend a valve then he is only going to charge him $300 to fix it...which includes shipping the head off and getting it fixed.

I am pretty sure it bent a valve because I figured that is what I was hearing when I was turning it by hand.

I hope I didnt tick my friend off by accusing his other friend of messing up his motor but I call it like I see it.

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: : Well he said his mechanic friend got it tore down and it had jumped time...I am assuming because it over heated the tensioner(sp) failed and caused it to jump but am not sure and he really didnt remember what all the mechanic told him. : The worse part is that the mechanic said the belts werent too tight (he didnt see them because I had them off already) and that would not have caused the pulley to break like that. My friend also said that some other people told him that the belt would have broken if it was too tight but not the pulley...so I am thinking he thinks I am an idiot and I dont know what I am talking about. : What bugs me the most is that I pretty much know a lot about engines and cars from working on them for 15 years now and he believes this guy because he is a "mechanic"...the thing is my brother in law is a "mechanic" for a toyota dealer and I wouldnt let him work on my car (even if it was a toyota). : anyway he is going to put a new belt on and see if it bent any valves and go from there...the good thing is he said if it did bend a valve then he is only going to charge him $300 to fix it...which includes shipping the head off and getting it fixed. : I am pretty sure it bent a valve because I figured that is what I was hearing when I was turning it by hand. : I hope I didnt tick my friend off by accusing his other friend of messing up his motor but I call it like I see it.