Timing belt COVER

[Vitalie]

So I changed the timing belt and all the parts related about a year ago including a new timing cover and seal for it.

Now just a year later the cover is geting eaten by the accessory belt. Here is the picture.
   

I noticed that the dirt start to build there after awhile and that is because of the crankshaft seal is leaking a bit. Now what's up with this cover deforming so much that expands and interfere with the belt.

Is there I missed something? I did make sure everything was properly installed.

It starts to get annoying, repair after repair.
Thanks

[fixkick]

why does that center bolt look wrong on cover.?
why does this cover seem to me, the wrong cover. it's off wrong engine !, (8v?) or a china clone put on or.?

and what about all the other cover bolts. 8 on outside edge and 9th in center
is the crank bolt at 94/ft/lbs torque , that big 17mm bolt.?
C.E.L lamp out? running?no CKP errors>? DTC's


it the water pump pulley not loose, as they do and then belt can ride against cover? seem not, here, seems wrong cover.. (if screws rare all 9 are planted)

the cover fits to the bottom rim of aluminum here. tight. with 4 screws.

http://www.fixkick.com/my96-16v/motor1%20%285%29.JPG

usually it cuts from the inside, at failure.
this is a real 1997 cover, from Suzuki. note the drastic differences.
http://www.fixkick.com/t-belt/16V/mine/no-brainer1w.jpg

the 8v cover is wrong cover. as is G13s.(1989 or older)
all 16v covers are same from 1992 to 1998, same suzuki part number
11390-71c00
part ID 23 seen
here
http://www.suzukicarparts.com/parts/1995...CallOut=23


i do know (the bad guys) sell clones, and clones are crude.

[Vitalie]

I got the parts from a GM dealer online, including the cover it was a perfect fit thou that center bold is strange. Initially the cover had a clearance of 1/8 from the belt witch I thought is kinda tight. I have all the bolts for the cover , I bought extra ones too in case I loose some (also from the dealer). Now I will have to check if everything is tight witch I am sure it is.

On the cover says 16v.

The care is driving perfect no engine light or anything. I checked the timing too it was perfect 5 advance on idle.

To mee it just looks deformed , swollen. Bulging in that place.
Scratching my head

[fixkick]

oh boy, ive never ever bought gm parts.
i wonder if they gave you the wrong part
did you save the GM partnumber off it?
ok it shows 16v....
that Suzuki cover is polypropelene , very very fuel and oil proof. it cant deform easy, unless washed in MEK or acetone, or other danger solvents.
is the belt running (cam) running true? not beating the insides do death causing deformation..
i wonder why the 1998 gm cover looks noting like a Suzuki cover. so odd that.....

GM made engines in CAMI, i wonder if they made their own covers. my tracker had a suzuki real covere on it and replaced my (3 cars) damage covers.
all looked same . (cept 8v)


i can see the pulley on the bottom (i only have one photo to see, and is 2D not 3D (like real eyes have) so ive got to guess mostly)
the pulley is way too close to the cover. that is clear.

that can be only 2 reason, it is , too close or the cover is deformed or not fully planted to engine. 2 things.... i cant speculate why , not seening more photo's
if the pulley has its fan belt too tight, the damper rubber inside gets destroyed, my 97 was, wrecked, and the pulley was slipping inside, and wobbling.
the car have the 1998 (96+) crank cog, with star tone wheel built into it all in one, ? or missing. the tone wheel.?
they made 3 cogs. in all years, and if the old cog and no washer used, the pulley will not fit. and be too close !
im guessing all possibles here, seen them too. and others too...
when some work on cars, and the parts are bad or missing they use wrong parts. (a disease of sorts and hard to decode that./..)



my page lists like all ways the belt can hit inside of cover, lots of ways.

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what is the history , under that cover>?
any?
ever inspect that cog on the bottom for damage.
seen vast numbers, all beat to death on back side, (never done the TSB in 19 years, not read, not done or corrected the old books)
it beats to death and gets shorter and now hits the oil pump and fan belt hits the cover.
here is what matters. on the bottom crank cog.

mine in the photo is brand new. just for that reason. and bolt, and key.

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GM at cami used engines direct from japan, as did the side by side build of suzuki sidekicks At CAMI.
I think the engines were not built in CAMI.
if true, the covers are all JAPAN covers. not CAMI designed, (imagine the tooling cost on covers.. wow)
like the ECU, all are from JAPAN , or for sure same suzuki p/n as the GM master records call them out. using suzuki part numbers.

maybe im wrong about cover. i cant see top of it... so.......



ever seen the sneak a peak page
see if the belt is (cam) doing odd tricks, walking or???

this is not hard to do.

http://www.fixkick.com/t-belt/sneak-a-peek.html

we will find it, only need more inspections, like peeling and onion, omg, there is bug living in here, at layer 3.

[Vitalie]

Now that you mentioned about solvents I did use that heavy duty engine degreaser from autozone to clean your engine and I used it on hot engine.

I might have done it my self after all.

Lesson learned.

[fixkick]

that cover
the center bolt boss in the plastic is damaged.
allowing it to bulge out.

[Vitalie]

Ok I took more pictures
I can push it back in about a quarter but it won't stay there.
Only the bottom part is deformed
   

   

   

It so definitely deformed. I guess is not designed for Texas hot summers.
I don't think it will go further and it should not get on fire as far as I know from rubbing.