Knocking Noise from timing cover....

[Ncshoguy94]

Hi everyone, new to the site here. I have a 94 3.2 atx with 233k. I noticed a knocking noise coming from the timing cover about 2 years ago, ended up driving it from texas to north carolina about 2 years ago, and it has sat since. Finally got some time to pull it apart, and I see that the timing belt tensioner has ate a hole in the cover:scared: I bought the car back in 05 with 180k, and they claimed that a 60k service had just been done. I can see the pulley hitting the cover when i run the engine now. I havent had any luck finding these parts.. Any Ideas, I miss driving the ol girl

 

[SHOtimer]

Sounds like it needs a 60k now with the miles and the years on it since the last one...not to mention the problem it has.

You should find what you need at:

www.shosource.com

or

www.rcmautomotive.com

Doug

 

[Rubix]

The problem is probably a bad timing belt tensioner, which is often skipped when a 60k is performed. I too found out the hard way that I should've replaced my tensioner, as mine went out only a few thousand miles after I did a 60k.

Slogan of the SHO regarding maintenance: Might as well do everything while you're in there.

 

[LOUDSHO92]

We carry them here: SHO Source

We also have the pulleys here: SHO Source

 

[Rubix]

Yep, I bought one of those SHOSource tensioners Matt linked there. Btw, Matt, I know on the site yall have a 45 day period for cores. I never sent mine back since the new one yall sent me sat in the box for long while before I could get around to changing it. The old one has been laying in a cobwebbed corner of my garage floor since I did the swap and tossed it in disgust because of the fact it failed me. Do yall need cores?

 

[Ncshoguy94]

Thanks for all of the help everyone. Thanks to the replys i went from finding no parts, to everything but the center timing cover, which i am still on the hunt for. I will be doing a complete rebuild of the front suspension this fall as well, so i will post up pic as i go:thankyou:

 

[LOUDSHO92]

Yep, I bought one of those SHOSource tensioners Matt linked there. Btw, Matt, I know on the site yall have a 45 day period for cores. I never sent mine back since the new one yall sent me sat in the box for long while before I could get around to changing it. The old one has been laying in a cobwebbed corner of my garage floor since I did the swap and tossed it in disgust because of the fact it failed me. Do yall need cores?

We do need cores.

Thanks for all of the help everyone. Thanks to the replys i went from finding no parts, to everything but the center timing cover, which i am still on the hunt for. I will be doing a complete rebuild of the front suspension this fall as well, so i will post up pic as i go:thankyou:

I think we can get you a center cover as well.