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1992 Camry Timing Belt
Recently had to go to PepBoys (dont hang me for this as I already feel
as I have made a mistake) to get an emergency replacement of the water pump on a 92 Camry 4 cylinder. Car had approximately 108K miles on it so asked for timing belt replacement. I am not a mechanic by any means. Got car back and it seemed to be OK but sluggish (i.e. pick up in acceleration was not what it was before). Brought it back and the mechanic showed me a couple of things 1)said slack in transmission cable was cause and 2) cracked air flow hose. Also he said he made some sort of adjustment to the timing. Showed me timing light and something about it being stable proving proper instatllation. I notice the car is noiser than usual though it is more peppy. He did make some sort of adjustment to the ignition timing. I am not a mechanic but could he have altered the timing to compensate for improper installation of the belt? Can someone explain ignition timing versus valve timing to me? What damage might this cause, if any? Did I get a bad water pump? Getting noiser by the day seem like and this is about 200 miles after installation. How can I check that installation was proper? Should I take it to another mechanic to get it double checked and what do I ask for? |
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Excellent reply, MDT - and thank you - I learned a lot from that reply. The OP did seem to know that going to Pep Boys wasn't the wisest move, but hey, bleep happens. With today's cars you just can't guess - you have to KNOW and even when you know you have to do it RIGHT.... |
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