plzmonte
New CEG'er
Hello.
New to this forum. I have a 98 Contour SE with the 4 cyl that has 135,000 miles on it.
A few weeks back, the timing belt went on me while I was on the freeway. I was doing about 70 mph at the time.
I had this repaired. The repair included two new tension pulleys along with a new belt of course. One pulley was concaved and the other barely spun. So it appeared these two pulleys contributed to the belt shredding.
Well, upon putting about 600 miles on the car, it appeared the timing was off. Once back in the shop, they found the belt was shedding. Looking further, they found that one of the pulleys had a grove cutting into it.
They replace everything, but weren't able to determine what was causing this. I pick up the car and we agree to put some miles on it an bring it back so they inspect it to make sure all is well.
Well, I put approx 350 miles on it. I start smelling the burning of the belt again, so I take it back to the shop as it's been 7 days.
Sure enough, they find that the belt is fraying again. It's like the belt is being pulled. They are baffled to why this is occurring, as they said everything is lined up correctly. So they will be looking this over again and replacing everything for a third time.
I was wondering if a member has experience this issue. If so, I would greatly appreciate any info on what the resolution was.
This car has been very reliable and performed great for us. It's also in pretty good shape and has many new parts (water pump, suspension, tires, headlight lenses, etc). I'm hoping that I can keep this car until next spring, but really wondering if the time has come to replace it.
Based on how this car was running prior to this, I really thought I would of been able to keep this car for a couple more years.
I appreciate any info / advice on how to resolve this.
Thanks.
New to this forum. I have a 98 Contour SE with the 4 cyl that has 135,000 miles on it.
A few weeks back, the timing belt went on me while I was on the freeway. I was doing about 70 mph at the time.
I had this repaired. The repair included two new tension pulleys along with a new belt of course. One pulley was concaved and the other barely spun. So it appeared these two pulleys contributed to the belt shredding.
Well, upon putting about 600 miles on the car, it appeared the timing was off. Once back in the shop, they found the belt was shedding. Looking further, they found that one of the pulleys had a grove cutting into it.
They replace everything, but weren't able to determine what was causing this. I pick up the car and we agree to put some miles on it an bring it back so they inspect it to make sure all is well.
Well, I put approx 350 miles on it. I start smelling the burning of the belt again, so I take it back to the shop as it's been 7 days.
Sure enough, they find that the belt is fraying again. It's like the belt is being pulled. They are baffled to why this is occurring, as they said everything is lined up correctly. So they will be looking this over again and replacing everything for a third time.
I was wondering if a member has experience this issue. If so, I would greatly appreciate any info on what the resolution was.
This car has been very reliable and performed great for us. It's also in pretty good shape and has many new parts (water pump, suspension, tires, headlight lenses, etc). I'm hoping that I can keep this car until next spring, but really wondering if the time has come to replace it.
Based on how this car was running prior to this, I really thought I would of been able to keep this car for a couple more years.
I appreciate any info / advice on how to resolve this.
Thanks.