1 reason you should never rush while doing repairs

**v-6 forever** · 6-8-08, 21:45

I did the timing belt on the millenia4 monthsd ago and today arond 5:30 after pulling out my driveway I am hearing noises under the hood some rattling then something whipping so I check the belts and see this:

then after pulling off the pulleys and belts I find this:

turns out one of the engine mount bolts came out and finally fell into the t-belt

compnut21 · 6-8-08, 21:47

alternate title: why you shouldn't remove the timing belt cover.

but ouch, that sucks.

**BShark** · 6-8-08, 21:49

Quote:

Originally Posted by compnut21

alternate title: why you shouldn't remove the timing belt cover.

??? How else are you supposed to replace the timing belt?

compnut21 · 6-8-08, 21:54

i ment like not put it back on

unless somehow that bolt was in there when you put your cover on, then yes, that was your bad.

**v-6 forever** · 6-8-08, 22:09

no I've been running without the covers almost a year now and that bolt had to have just popped out around 5 since I have been driving half an hour earlier with no problems

compnut21 · 6-8-08, 22:42

but had you had that cover on you would have just lost a bolt instead

note: im not knocking the fact you don't have the cover on, but just saying thats why i keep mine on.

Dermy · 6-8-08, 23:47

wow, thats a pretty unfortunate shot

**Alex** · 6-9-08, 1:31

I would just take the bolt out and keep running it. My friend ran with half a timing belts for ages, they are very strong.

**mazdacar707** · 6-9-08, 2:01

good thing that belt didn't snap

**max626** · 6-9-08, 2:13

Which engien mount bolts are thoses? But yea you should toss those covers back on when u replace the belt again no point on doing it a 3rd time lol

**ZE Power MX6** · 6-9-08, 8:35

It's the one holding the mount on the block "I think", I believe that goes underneath the cover, so It'll still falls in there even with a timing belt cover on. Ouch, torque down your bolts properly next time. Get a new belt, it's like $30 and a 15 mins job since your cover is already off.

**whitenoyz** · 6-9-08, 9:42

are you implying that the removal of the timing belt cover is the hardest part of the job?

**max626** · 6-9-08, 10:30

^ it kinda is if this is your first time lots of hidden bolts and not enuff room to get to them.

**xtreme17** · 6-9-08, 10:34

Removing the T-belt cover is the 2nd hardest part of the job.
Putting it back on is the 1st hardest part.
Speaking of which, does anyone have any good methods of removing and replacing the T-belt cover without twisting and pulling forever?

-Shawn.

**ZE Power MX6** · 6-9-08, 10:35

Quote:

Originally Posted by whitenoyz

are you implying that the removal of the timing belt cover is the hardest part of the job?

IMHO yes, only when the motor is in the car. Otherwise timing belt job is a walk in the park.

^ How can putting it back on be the hardest?

6-8-08, 21:45	#1 (permalink)
v-6 forever Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: newark, NJ Age: 32 iTrader: (0)	1 reason you should never rush while doing repairs I did the timing belt on the millenia4 monthsd ago and today arond 5:30 after pulling out my driveway I am hearing noises under the hood some rattling then something whipping so I check the belts and see this: then after pulling off the pulleys and belts I find this: turns out one of the engine mount bolts came out and finally fell into the t-belt
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6-8-08, 21:47	#2 (permalink)
compnut21 Needs more pie. Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Olympia, WA iTrader: (5)	alternate title: why you shouldn't remove the timing belt cover. but ouch, that sucks.
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6-8-08, 21:54	#4 (permalink)
compnut21 Needs more pie. Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Olympia, WA iTrader: (5)	i ment like not put it back on unless somehow that bolt was in there when you put your cover on, then yes, that was your bad.
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6-8-08, 22:09	#5 (permalink)
v-6 forever Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: newark, NJ Age: 32 iTrader: (0)	no I've been running without the covers almost a year now and that bolt had to have just popped out around 5 since I have been driving half an hour earlier with no problems
	'97 mazda 626 with automoderna kit and '95 millenia

6-8-08, 22:42	#6 (permalink)
compnut21 Needs more pie. Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Olympia, WA iTrader: (5)	but had you had that cover on you would have just lost a bolt instead note: im not knocking the fact you don't have the cover on, but just saying thats why i keep mine on.
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6-8-08, 23:47	#7 (permalink)
Dermy Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Bethlehem, PA, USA iTrader: (0)	wow, thats a pretty unfortunate shot
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6-9-08, 1:31	#8 (permalink)
Alex The Most Hated Sixer Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: The World, IL, USA Age: 22 iTrader: (0)	I would just take the bolt out and keep running it. My friend ran with half a timing belts for ages, they are very strong.
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6-9-08, 2:01	#9 (permalink)
mazdacar707 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: clearlake, CA, USA Age: 21 iTrader: (0)	good thing that belt didn't snap

6-9-08, 2:13	#10 (permalink)
max626 Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Queens, New York, NY, USA Age: 19 iTrader: (2)	Which engien mount bolts are thoses? But yea you should toss those covers back on when u replace the belt again no point on doing it a 3rd time lol
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6-9-08, 8:35	#11 (permalink)
ZE Power MX6 Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Chicago Age: 27 iTrader: (9)	It's the one holding the mount on the block "I think", I believe that goes underneath the cover, so It'll still falls in there even with a timing belt cover on. Ouch, torque down your bolts properly next time. Get a new belt, it's like $30 and a 15 mins job since your cover is already off.
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6-9-08, 9:42	#12 (permalink)
whitenoyz Megans law is a cockblock Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Philadelphia, PA Age: 23 iTrader: (1)	are you implying that the removal of the timing belt cover is the hardest part of the job?
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6-9-08, 10:30	#13 (permalink)
max626 Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Queens, New York, NY, USA Age: 19 iTrader: (2)	^ it kinda is if this is your first time lots of hidden bolts and not enuff room to get to them.
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6-9-08, 10:34	#14 (permalink)
xtreme17 Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Brandon, Manitoba, Canada Age: 20 iTrader: (0)	Removing the T-belt cover is the 2nd hardest part of the job. Putting it back on is the 1st hardest part. Speaking of which, does anyone have any good methods of removing and replacing the T-belt cover without twisting and pulling forever? -Shawn.
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