Vibrating after cam belt replacement.

**RussBurger** · 23-08-2012 07:36 PM

Hi guys

Just got my water pump replaced so did the cam belt at the same time. Problem is the engine is now vibrating quite a lot. I Can notice it at idle and gets more intense as RPM increases. It is bad enough that when im driving at 4000 RPM and higher the rear view mirror is blending 2 cars into one. Ha
Is this normal with a new belt and will it reduce as the belt slackens a bit???
Or do I take it back to the mechanic and say 'whats going on here'

Cheers,

Russ

**GU357** · 23-08-2012 07:57 PM

call him ask if its normal. rather then driving back. im thinking its not timed properly or something like that.

**GU357** · 23-08-2012 08:02 PM

i wouldnt drive it incase your causing damage

**SLOBRO** · 23-08-2012 08:02 PM

how the fuk did your mechanic think it was ok to return the car like that??

**SLOBRO** · 23-08-2012 08:06 PM

was it doing that when you picked it up?? looks like timming is out

**GU357** · 23-08-2012 08:14 PM

i wonder if he will pay for the new valves....

**curtis265** · 23-08-2012 08:17 PM

tell ur mechanic to getfkd

sounds like it might be out a tooth or somethinig

no way should a belt slacken

or maybe he forgot the harmonic balancer

**SLOBRO** · 23-08-2012 08:23 PM

Originally Posted by curtis265

tell ur mechanic to getfkd

sounds like it might be out a tooth or somethinig

no way should a belt slacken

or maybe he forgot the harmonic balancer

now how did he forget the harmonic ballancer?

**curtis265** · 23-08-2012 08:42 PM

Originally Posted by SLOBRO

now how did he forget the harmonic ballancer?

By being an careless i suppose.

Some poeple remove the harmonic balancers intentionally and don't complain about shakes as bad as the OP described..

maybe the harmonic balancer's on backward (i.e. doubled the vibrations instead of cancelled them out)

**SLOBRO** · 23-08-2012 08:55 PM

wait r u a mchanic? u can't possibly leave out the harmonic ballancer or let alone put it on backwards

**bennjamin** · 23-08-2012 08:56 PM

not possible to leave off the harmonic balancer or put it on backwards....

Consider a engine mount might be too tight / broken / loose giving you this vibration. Maybe the rear engine mount is stuffed.

Is this vibration in gear while driving ? Or can you replicate it in neutral as the car sits stationary ?

**xclusive_eg8** · 23-08-2012 09:06 PM

backwards Harmonic balancer doubling vibrations. Hahahaha duuuude so so so many fails right there. Doubt you know what a crank pulley is??.

Anyways OP. Id say it is a loose engine mount or two, check passenger side torque mount and rear mount. Id say passenger side, how I know?? Left mine loose and got similar thing.