Last week I had my camseal and crankseals replaced with new OEM ones at a shop. Now when they took the bottom timing cover off, they said the part of the cover was rubbing against the crank pulley. And on the cover it had some wear. Unfortunately, this was like 4pm in the day and we couldnt get a hold of another one cause have to wait 2 days for it and obviously the car couldnt sit on the shops hoist for 2 days.
Another thing was, the rubber lining/gasket that goes along the inner edge, part of it detached (I guess this is normal on these covers over age) and had oil cause thats where the oil from the camseal was going. So the shop, dried it, then crazy glued the rubber back along the edge of the cover and reinstalled it. I looked this up and from what i saw, its not uncommon for people to crazy glue back the rubber to the cover. I guess quite a few people have done it before.
Now i asked them if its ok and the glue wont melt from the heat and they said, it will be ok cause the glue was just for the time being before installing it. Once bolted, its not going anywhere.
And I asked about the cover rubbing and what will happen over time (cause obviously im not paying for another timing belt job just to change the cover) and they told me not to worry about it. They said, if anything, it will just put a small hole in the timing cover. But Ive been driving with the timing cover rubbing against the crank pulley for about 10 months now and it just had wear on the cover, no hole yet.
Normally when plastic and metal meat, the medal eats the plastic within days if not hours. Ive gone 10 months.
What do you think? Am I just over worrying for nothing? I hope so.
I just hope if a hole is eventually made through the bottom timing cover that the timing belt wont rub against the pulley. Friend said there should be enough clearance at the bottom of the cover, from the cover to the timing belt. And i could always use JB weld on the cover if a hole is made to cover it up.
Been thinking of calling the shop back again to ask the shop again where exactly on the cover is rubbing against the pulley and how serious of an issue this is long term. I try sticking a flashlight down there to see with the car running and its impossible. Might try from under the car maybe with the car jacked up.
heres a general pic of the area with the bottom cover on and as you see the top of the crank pulley aligns with the top of the bottoming timing cover.
http://imageshack.us/a/img846/6425/timingbelt2.jpg
Another thing was, the rubber lining/gasket that goes along the inner edge, part of it detached (I guess this is normal on these covers over age) and had oil cause thats where the oil from the camseal was going. So the shop, dried it, then crazy glued the rubber back along the edge of the cover and reinstalled it. I looked this up and from what i saw, its not uncommon for people to crazy glue back the rubber to the cover. I guess quite a few people have done it before.
Now i asked them if its ok and the glue wont melt from the heat and they said, it will be ok cause the glue was just for the time being before installing it. Once bolted, its not going anywhere.
And I asked about the cover rubbing and what will happen over time (cause obviously im not paying for another timing belt job just to change the cover) and they told me not to worry about it. They said, if anything, it will just put a small hole in the timing cover. But Ive been driving with the timing cover rubbing against the crank pulley for about 10 months now and it just had wear on the cover, no hole yet.
Normally when plastic and metal meat, the medal eats the plastic within days if not hours. Ive gone 10 months.
What do you think? Am I just over worrying for nothing? I hope so.
I just hope if a hole is eventually made through the bottom timing cover that the timing belt wont rub against the pulley. Friend said there should be enough clearance at the bottom of the cover, from the cover to the timing belt. And i could always use JB weld on the cover if a hole is made to cover it up.
Been thinking of calling the shop back again to ask the shop again where exactly on the cover is rubbing against the pulley and how serious of an issue this is long term. I try sticking a flashlight down there to see with the car running and its impossible. Might try from under the car maybe with the car jacked up.
heres a general pic of the area with the bottom cover on and as you see the top of the crank pulley aligns with the top of the bottoming timing cover.
http://imageshack.us/a/img846/6425/timingbelt2.jpg
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