I have a 95 accord 2.2liter with 150,000 miles. The car leaked all of it's oil onto the pavement (after parking the vehicle), and I had the car towed to a mechanic that said its sounds like a seal was blown and "let's change the timing belt and water pump" while we are at it. The engine was running and sounded fine before all of this fiasco, and now, with the new parts, the car has barely any power, sounds like the engine is going to throw a rod, and I still have an oil leak, though it's much smaller. I have to place 2 quarts of oil a week so it won't drive dry. Did I get ripped off? Does the timing belt need to be tightened (hence the engine noise and power loss). Mechanic showed me the new timing belt and water pump, so the job was done, but I did receive the car later overheating, a result of no radiator fluid or water whatsoever (my suspicions are that he took out the fluids from my car, and did a bad job on the belt so my car's engine would burn out as he offered to buy,,help!!!!
2007-04-20 15:44:07 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Cars & Transportation ➔ Maintenance & Repairs
The Timing Belt on a Honda is adjusted with an automatic tensioner. It is quite possible the job was not done correctly and the timing marks were not lined up properly, causing the timing to be off - thus sapping power.
I assume the oil leak was diagnosed either as a front crank and/or cam seal, otherwise there is no reason to do the T-belt at the same time. Perhaps it is possible there was another leak, the leak was mis-diagnosed or engine damage had already occurred before the work began. I really can't say by remote.
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2007-04-20 17:17:34 · answer #1 · answered by Naughtums 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
a timing belt is not an adjustable item, tension is exact. take it back and talk to the guy and see what he has to say. there should be some knd of warranty on the service, and if you take it any where Else, elVOIDo, give it a chance. i am about to replace an engine that sounds close to your situation if not worse.
2007-04-20 16:27:25 · answer #2 · answered by mdk68gto, ase certified m tech 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
You got ripped off, and the mechanic probably installed the belt one tooth off. Hence the poor performance.
2007-04-20 16:08:41 · answer #3 · answered by Mr. KnowItAll 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Yes, I believe you were ripped off.
2007-04-20 15:53:26 · answer #4 · answered by gejandsons 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋