Hi all,
I have a 1997 Toyota Camry 2.2. Drove fine the night before, woke up in the morning to go to work and I believe it started for a couple of seconds and then died (blower motor was on high, didn't even tell it died at first). Cranked a little bit 2-3 tries at less than five seconds each, nothing, weird. Took the truck to work. Got home in the afternoon to look at it, found a purple wire that was broken but looked like it had been for a while, fixed, tried it once... nothing. Checked fuses, all good. Turned key on, checked for power at the fuel pump, has power. Try it again 2-3 tries around five seconds each, hear a loose part sound (metal on plastic kind of sound), hop on and it's gushing coolant on the ground on the backside of the timing belt cover. Got me thinking the water pump had locked up and maybe the engine wasn't spinning fast enough to start but tach was moving upwards, didn't sound like it was struggling. Take wishbone off, alternator, top timing belt cover and the belt is no longer tight. The belt however is not broken. Rotate the balancer over to 0* and check the cam timing and it looks like it is still in time...
So, I have an Aisin TKT-002 kit on the way along with a Fel-Pro TCS45920 seal set. I also have a banjo bolt adapter with a schrader coming so I can easily check fuel pressure with my gauge. I am just curious if I am missing something?? The car was running fine and was only parked for 8 hours, so I wouldn't think fuel pump and I don't think I cranked on it long enough to damage anything like blowing up the water pump
. When rotating the crank by hand even after the coolant leak I only feel compression (will take spark plugs out when I do the timing belt and water pump).
Also, even though it appears the timing marks are aligned, could it possibly still be out of time I.E. somehow the crank made a full revolution without the cam moving?
Thanks!
I have a 1997 Toyota Camry 2.2. Drove fine the night before, woke up in the morning to go to work and I believe it started for a couple of seconds and then died (blower motor was on high, didn't even tell it died at first). Cranked a little bit 2-3 tries at less than five seconds each, nothing, weird. Took the truck to work. Got home in the afternoon to look at it, found a purple wire that was broken but looked like it had been for a while, fixed, tried it once... nothing. Checked fuses, all good. Turned key on, checked for power at the fuel pump, has power. Try it again 2-3 tries around five seconds each, hear a loose part sound (metal on plastic kind of sound), hop on and it's gushing coolant on the ground on the backside of the timing belt cover. Got me thinking the water pump had locked up and maybe the engine wasn't spinning fast enough to start but tach was moving upwards, didn't sound like it was struggling. Take wishbone off, alternator, top timing belt cover and the belt is no longer tight. The belt however is not broken. Rotate the balancer over to 0* and check the cam timing and it looks like it is still in time...
So, I have an Aisin TKT-002 kit on the way along with a Fel-Pro TCS45920 seal set. I also have a banjo bolt adapter with a schrader coming so I can easily check fuel pressure with my gauge. I am just curious if I am missing something?? The car was running fine and was only parked for 8 hours, so I wouldn't think fuel pump and I don't think I cranked on it long enough to damage anything like blowing up the water pump
. When rotating the crank by hand even after the coolant leak I only feel compression (will take spark plugs out when I do the timing belt and water pump).Also, even though it appears the timing marks are aligned, could it possibly still be out of time I.E. somehow the crank made a full revolution without the cam moving?
Thanks!
