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UPDATE Re: 94 Toyota Corolla - question
Bruce L. Bergman wrote:
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> I'll second that - they should give you a big break at the least.
> The mechanic that did the work should have inspected the pump and the
> tensioner idler very carefully while in there doing the belt, and if
> there were any questions /at all/ suggested that you have them swap
> out the pump and/or idler while the timing cover was open.
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Well, as it turns out it was the idler pulley and they said that they
don't normally check it when changing the belts. The person my husband
talked to said that they'd never seen a timing belt burned/melted so
badly. So because they apparently don't ever check this idler pulley
thing when they replace the timing belt/accessory belts, it's not their
fault and we are out another $400 plus whatever the towing charges are
on top of that.
Does this sound right to you? Is it standard practice to check the
tension idler?
My husband said that if we hadn't gotten the car fixed, this never would
have happened, lol. Of course, maybe worse could have happened
eventually...
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