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#59882 05/02/02 03:28 PM
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The timing belt on my four banger slaps at start up and then goes away after a few minutes. Is this in need of replacement or should I just put some washers under the timing belt cover for clearance? A shop wants to charge me $400 to change the belt. When I looked at the belt it didn't look like it needed to be changed. Thanks!

#59883 05/02/02 03:39 PM
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Washer will work if you are willing to risk any chance of debris entering the cover. It's worth just going to the ford dealership and buying the newer, higher clearance cover, for around 15 bucks.

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Thanks for the info.

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  Could be that your tensioner or idler pulleys are going bad and will soon need to be replaced.


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