Luckiest day of my life

[twack]

Well my timing belt recently developed some heavy wear down the middle, so I decided it was time to get to the bottom of things.
http://i73.photobucket.com/albums/i212/twack89225/P1010120.jpg
I just got the timing cover off and look what i found
http://i73.photobucket.com/albums/i212/twack89225/P1010123.jpg
Pretty amazed, not sure what it came from yet, but man am i happy i got to this in time. Solution: thanks to jake a quick greddy belt
http://i73.photobucket.com/albums/i212/twack89225/P1010124.jpg

[4g63tcrazy]

Damn! Good thing you did catch that right away. I don't recognize that bolt either. I did my cam's a month ago and still haven't put my cover on yet just cause I want to watch and make sure nothing fishy is going on with my belt. But of course once I actually start driving it, I will put it back on. Did everything go back together good?

[sleepydsm]

Timing belt cover bolt, valve cover/upper timing cover bolt that fell, etc. Looks small! Good find though!!

[EclipseGST]

Nope... Bolt from the oil pump/case cover.

At least the belt didnt snap! Now get it back together and get the shift box put in!

[craig]

Well at least you caught it before anything really bad happened.

[123abc]

Good thing you decided to dig into it last night.

[twack]

Ya during the flood i didnt have my garage so i had to bring my car to a shop. The one damn time i dont do my own work they cant get the job right. Like jake said the bolt was an oil pump bolt that backed out, which never should have happened. I am forever done taking my car to anyone else

[kittay]

Awesome, glad it was an easy fix too!!

[twack]

Awesome, glad it was an easy fix too!! I wouldnt define a timing belt job as an easy fix, but didnt take to long im getting good at these timing belts

[brando]

yea timing isnt the easyest. but good thing you caught that now. that could have been really bad