Threw a rod....

ToyotaHelp wrote:[color=blue]
>
> My friend drives a 4 Runner with about 150k miles on it, she just had
> her timing belt replaced last week. She took a road trip (250 miles
> maybe) this weekend and on her way into work this morning, she threw a
> rod. What are the chances these two things are related? She talked to
> the mechanic (same one she's been going to for years) and he tells her
> that the rod was in the rear of the engine and the timing belt doesn't
> look to have been the cause. If it's not the timing belt, could
> something else in the replacement of the timing belt have caused the
> thrown rod?[/color]

No (assuming the oil pressure was still OK).

Ed

Yes, oil pressure was still fine.

"ToyotaHelp" <mafitzgerald@excite.com> wrote in message
news:1109099878.664651.296590@f14g2000cwb.googlegroups.com...[color=blue]
>
> My friend drives a 4 Runner with about 150k miles on it, she just had
> her timing belt replaced last week. She took a road trip (250 miles
> maybe) this weekend and on her way into work this morning, she threw a
> rod. What are the chances these two things are related? She talked to
> the mechanic (same one she's been going to for years) and he tells her
> that the rod was in the rear of the engine and the timing belt doesn't
> look to have been the cause. If it's not the timing belt, could
> something else in the replacement of the timing belt have caused the
> thrown rod?
>[/color]
The chances that a timing belt replacement caused an engine to throw a rod
are pretty slim. The location of the rod, whether front or rear, left or
right bank, would not be affected by a t-belt replacement.

Things that can cause an engine to throw a rod: Oil starvation, poor
maintenance, water ingestion. Did she drive through any deep puddles just
before the engine went?
--
Ray O
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On Tue, 22 Feb 2005 14:20:43 -0600, Ray O wrote:
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>
> "ToyotaHelp" <mafitzgerald@excite.com> wrote in message
> news:1109099878.664651.296590@f14g2000cwb.googlegroups.com...[color=green]
>>
>> My friend drives a 4 Runner with about 150k miles on it, she just had
>> her timing belt replaced last week. She took a road trip (250 miles
>> maybe) this weekend and on her way into work this morning, she threw a
>> rod. What are the chances these two things are related? She talked to
>> the mechanic (same one she's been going to for years) and he tells her
>> that the rod was in the rear of the engine and the timing belt doesn't
>> look to have been the cause. If it's not the timing belt, could
>> something else in the replacement of the timing belt have caused the
>> thrown rod?
>>[/color]
> The chances that a timing belt replacement caused an engine to throw a rod
> are pretty slim. The location of the rod, whether front or rear, left or
> right bank, would not be affected by a t-belt replacement.
>
> Things that can cause an engine to throw a rod: Oil starvation, poor
> maintenance, water ingestion. Did she drive through any deep puddles just
> before the engine went?[/color]

But...what if the belt were off by a tooth or two? (NOTE: I don't really
know if this would cause it, I am asking if it COULD!) Timing is a BIG
thing with an engine. i miss timed an old Yamaha DT250 once and had ALL
kinds of sh!t until I checked the timing and found I was off by a couple
thousanths of an inch.

"hachiroku" <levin@ae86.gts> wrote in message
news:BOQSd.78844$QS5.47984@trndny06...[color=blue]
> On Tue, 22 Feb 2005 14:20:43 -0600, Ray O wrote:
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> >
> > "ToyotaHelp" <mafitzgerald@excite.com> wrote in message
> > news:1109099878.664651.296590@f14g2000cwb.googlegroups.com...[color=darkred]
> >>
> >> My friend drives a 4 Runner with about 150k miles on it, she just had
> >> her timing belt replaced last week. She took a road trip (250 miles
> >> maybe) this weekend and on her way into work this morning, she threw a
> >> rod. What are the chances these two things are related? She talked to
> >> the mechanic (same one she's been going to for years) and he tells her
> >> that the rod was in the rear of the engine and the timing belt doesn't
> >> look to have been the cause. If it's not the timing belt, could
> >> something else in the replacement of the timing belt have caused the
> >> thrown rod?
> >>[/color]
> > The chances that a timing belt replacement caused an engine to throw a[/color][/color]
rod[color=blue][color=green]
> > are pretty slim. The location of the rod, whether front or rear, left[/color][/color]
or[color=blue][color=green]
> > right bank, would not be affected by a t-belt replacement.
> >
> > Things that can cause an engine to throw a rod: Oil starvation, poor
> > maintenance, water ingestion. Did she drive through any deep puddles[/color][/color]
just[color=blue][color=green]
> > before the engine went?[/color]
>
> But...what if the belt were off by a tooth or two? (NOTE: I don't really
> know if this would cause it, I am asking if it COULD!) Timing is a BIG
> thing with an engine. i miss timed an old Yamaha DT250 once and had ALL
> kinds of sh!t until I checked the timing and found I was off by a couple
> thousanths of an inch.[/color]

if the timing was out a couple of teeth then surely she would have noticed
something was wrong, it would have been sluggish, difficult to start, and
very uneven idling.
assuming the engine was running smoothly i would sugest the timing was ok.
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>[/color]

"hachiroku" <levin@ae86.gts> wrote in message
news:BOQSd.78844$QS5.47984@trndny06...[color=blue]
> On Tue, 22 Feb 2005 14:20:43 -0600, Ray O wrote:
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>>
>> "ToyotaHelp" <mafitzgerald@excite.com> wrote in message
>> news:1109099878.664651.296590@f14g2000cwb.googlegroups.com...[color=darkred]
>>>
>>> My friend drives a 4 Runner with about 150k miles on it, she just had
>>> her timing belt replaced last week. She took a road trip (250 miles
>>> maybe) this weekend and on her way into work this morning, she threw a
>>> rod. What are the chances these two things are related? She talked to
>>> the mechanic (same one she's been going to for years) and he tells her
>>> that the rod was in the rear of the engine and the timing belt doesn't
>>> look to have been the cause. If it's not the timing belt, could
>>> something else in the replacement of the timing belt have caused the
>>> thrown rod?
>>>[/color]
>> The chances that a timing belt replacement caused an engine to throw a
>> rod
>> are pretty slim. The location of the rod, whether front or rear, left or
>> right bank, would not be affected by a t-belt replacement.
>>
>> Things that can cause an engine to throw a rod: Oil starvation, poor
>> maintenance, water ingestion. Did she drive through any deep puddles
>> just
>> before the engine went?[/color]
>
> But...what if the belt were off by a tooth or two? (NOTE: I don't really
> know if this would cause it, I am asking if it COULD!) Timing is a BIG
> thing with an engine. i miss timed an old Yamaha DT250 once and had ALL
> kinds of sh!t until I checked the timing and found I was off by a couple
> thousanths of an inch.
>[/color]
If the t-belt were off by a tooth or two, the engine would run like kaka if
at all.
--
Ray O
correct the return address punctuation to reply

My friend drives a 4 Runner with about 150k miles on it, she just had
her timing belt replaced last week. She took a road trip (250 miles
maybe) this weekend and on her way into work this morning, she threw a
rod. What are the chances these two things are related? She talked to
the mechanic (same one she's been going to for years) and he tells her
that the rod was in the rear of the engine and the timing belt doesn't
look to have been the cause. If it's not the timing belt, could
something else in the replacement of the timing belt have caused the
thrown rod?

ToyotaHelp wrote:[color=blue]
>
> My friend drives a 4 Runner with about 150k miles on it, she just had
> her timing belt replaced last week. She took a road trip (250 miles
> maybe) this weekend and on her way into work this morning, she threw a
> rod. What are the chances these two things are related? She talked to
> the mechanic (same one she's been going to for years) and he tells her
> that the rod was in the rear of the engine and the timing belt doesn't
> look to have been the cause. If it's not the timing belt, could
> something else in the replacement of the timing belt have caused the
> thrown rod?[/color]

No (assuming the oil pressure was still OK).

Ed

Yes, oil pressure was still fine.

"ToyotaHelp" <mafitzgerald@excite.com> wrote in message
news:1109099878.664651.296590@f14g2000cwb.googlegroups.com...[color=blue]
>
> My friend drives a 4 Runner with about 150k miles on it, she just had
> her timing belt replaced last week. She took a road trip (250 miles
> maybe) this weekend and on her way into work this morning, she threw a
> rod. What are the chances these two things are related? She talked to
> the mechanic (same one she's been going to for years) and he tells her
> that the rod was in the rear of the engine and the timing belt doesn't
> look to have been the cause. If it's not the timing belt, could
> something else in the replacement of the timing belt have caused the
> thrown rod?
>[/color]
The chances that a timing belt replacement caused an engine to throw a rod
are pretty slim. The location of the rod, whether front or rear, left or
right bank, would not be affected by a t-belt replacement.

Things that can cause an engine to throw a rod: Oil starvation, poor
maintenance, water ingestion. Did she drive through any deep puddles just
before the engine went?
--
Ray O
correct the return address punctuation to reply

On Tue, 22 Feb 2005 14:20:43 -0600, Ray O wrote:
[color=blue]
>
> "ToyotaHelp" <mafitzgerald@excite.com> wrote in message
> news:1109099878.664651.296590@f14g2000cwb.googlegroups.com...[color=green]
>>
>> My friend drives a 4 Runner with about 150k miles on it, she just had
>> her timing belt replaced last week. She took a road trip (250 miles
>> maybe) this weekend and on her way into work this morning, she threw a
>> rod. What are the chances these two things are related? She talked to
>> the mechanic (same one she's been going to for years) and he tells her
>> that the rod was in the rear of the engine and the timing belt doesn't
>> look to have been the cause. If it's not the timing belt, could
>> something else in the replacement of the timing belt have caused the
>> thrown rod?
>>[/color]
> The chances that a timing belt replacement caused an engine to throw a rod
> are pretty slim. The location of the rod, whether front or rear, left or
> right bank, would not be affected by a t-belt replacement.
>
> Things that can cause an engine to throw a rod: Oil starvation, poor
> maintenance, water ingestion. Did she drive through any deep puddles just
> before the engine went?[/color]

But...what if the belt were off by a tooth or two? (NOTE: I don't really
know if this would cause it, I am asking if it COULD!) Timing is a BIG
thing with an engine. i miss timed an old Yamaha DT250 once and had ALL
kinds of sh!t until I checked the timing and found I was off by a couple
thousanths of an inch.

"hachiroku" <levin@ae86.gts> wrote in message
news:BOQSd.78844$QS5.47984@trndny06...[color=blue]
> On Tue, 22 Feb 2005 14:20:43 -0600, Ray O wrote:
>[color=green]
> >
> > "ToyotaHelp" <mafitzgerald@excite.com> wrote in message
> > news:1109099878.664651.296590@f14g2000cwb.googlegroups.com...[color=darkred]
> >>
> >> My friend drives a 4 Runner with about 150k miles on it, she just had
> >> her timing belt replaced last week. She took a road trip (250 miles
> >> maybe) this weekend and on her way into work this morning, she threw a
> >> rod. What are the chances these two things are related? She talked to
> >> the mechanic (same one she's been going to for years) and he tells her
> >> that the rod was in the rear of the engine and the timing belt doesn't
> >> look to have been the cause. If it's not the timing belt, could
> >> something else in the replacement of the timing belt have caused the
> >> thrown rod?
> >>[/color]
> > The chances that a timing belt replacement caused an engine to throw a[/color][/color]
rod[color=blue][color=green]
> > are pretty slim. The location of the rod, whether front or rear, left[/color][/color]
or[color=blue][color=green]
> > right bank, would not be affected by a t-belt replacement.
> >
> > Things that can cause an engine to throw a rod: Oil starvation, poor
> > maintenance, water ingestion. Did she drive through any deep puddles[/color][/color]
just[color=blue][color=green]
> > before the engine went?[/color]
>
> But...what if the belt were off by a tooth or two? (NOTE: I don't really
> know if this would cause it, I am asking if it COULD!) Timing is a BIG
> thing with an engine. i miss timed an old Yamaha DT250 once and had ALL
> kinds of sh!t until I checked the timing and found I was off by a couple
> thousanths of an inch.[/color]

if the timing was out a couple of teeth then surely she would have noticed
something was wrong, it would have been sluggish, difficult to start, and
very uneven idling.
assuming the engine was running smoothly i would sugest the timing was ok.
[color=blue]
>[/color]

"hachiroku" <levin@ae86.gts> wrote in message
news:BOQSd.78844$QS5.47984@trndny06...[color=blue]
> On Tue, 22 Feb 2005 14:20:43 -0600, Ray O wrote:
>[color=green]
>>
>> "ToyotaHelp" <mafitzgerald@excite.com> wrote in message
>> news:1109099878.664651.296590@f14g2000cwb.googlegroups.com...[color=darkred]
>>>
>>> My friend drives a 4 Runner with about 150k miles on it, she just had
>>> her timing belt replaced last week. She took a road trip (250 miles
>>> maybe) this weekend and on her way into work this morning, she threw a
>>> rod. What are the chances these two things are related? She talked to
>>> the mechanic (same one she's been going to for years) and he tells her
>>> that the rod was in the rear of the engine and the timing belt doesn't
>>> look to have been the cause. If it's not the timing belt, could
>>> something else in the replacement of the timing belt have caused the
>>> thrown rod?
>>>[/color]
>> The chances that a timing belt replacement caused an engine to throw a
>> rod
>> are pretty slim. The location of the rod, whether front or rear, left or
>> right bank, would not be affected by a t-belt replacement.
>>
>> Things that can cause an engine to throw a rod: Oil starvation, poor
>> maintenance, water ingestion. Did she drive through any deep puddles
>> just
>> before the engine went?[/color]
>
> But...what if the belt were off by a tooth or two? (NOTE: I don't really
> know if this would cause it, I am asking if it COULD!) Timing is a BIG
> thing with an engine. i miss timed an old Yamaha DT250 once and had ALL
> kinds of sh!t until I checked the timing and found I was off by a couple
> thousanths of an inch.
>[/color]
If the t-belt were off by a tooth or two, the engine would run like kaka if
at all.
--
Ray O
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