Want to be

Truthful I'm on a budget, so i really need to be careful on how much i spend. My wife wants the car gone now that it broke down. Thanks on regards to the future parts questions. I will have many!

Want to be

Does anybody know what is broken?
I am pointing with a laser pointer near the part that appears to have broken.

rexpontius

Isnt that where the oil dipstick goes, cannot see anything really broken on the picture.
Can you post a more clear pic?

Cheers

rexpontius

If you mean the part above where you are pointing, thats the timing belt (de)tensioner. Upgrade to a porkensioner if that one is broken.

Want to be

Ok that makes since
Thanks

Want to be

In regards to the oil stick

Landseer

There may be nothing wrong except a loose belt.
Yes, some of them need do indeed need retensioning with stretch.

Better pictures required.

Economy job is possible but you've got to give more / better info.

Leon Speed

Near that part? Why not on the part??

docmirror

....and there it is.

Want to be

Regards what? Belt being replaced? I would put myself in the category of procrastinate not a cheap.

Mrmerlin

before you do more troubleshooting please spray down the area with some brake cleaner,
do you see a crack in some part where your shining the laser?
The orange O ring is a seal for the dipstick tube.
If the car bottomed out then its possible that AC mounting parts could be damaged / cracked the engine hitting things is due to two things,
worn motor mounts and a improper ride height setting, this bottoming out can also effect the alternator mount on the girdle of the block

Want to be

Great advice, i started cleaning up the surrounding areas to see if any surface cracks arise. Besides getting high in the garage afterwards, i did not see any cracks or problems as of yet. I'll keep my eyes open for now. Had the open the garage...cough .....!

In regards to the pulley which is engaged by the tensionor. The removal of this part calls for a 4mm bit or Allen wrench. I first noticed the bolt was already stripped. Dwayne instructions warned about how soft the allen head was...butter i would assume. I sprayed the back side with pb blaster and let it sit for awhile. I clean up the area and tried to remove it. It would not budge at all and of course the allen head is stripped. I tripped tapping in the allen head and going up a size. No dice.

How do i remove it now? I would assume i need to get a grinder and remove the bolt head?

The tensionor, if i decide to rebuild, how many miles are too many miles on the tensionor i have? It has atleast 240k or more on it.

Leon Speed

Do you have an 3/8 or 1/4 ratchet with a torx bit? Tap it in to remove the screw. If all fails simply drill the head off. Plug the dipstick hole in the pan first.

240k for a tensioner is not too much, age is. The boot should be soft and pliable, yours is probably hard as a rock and broken if it still is original.

rexpontius

Grind the POS off and put a Pkensioner in there and be done with it :-)

Imo000

Stop giving out the same $hitty advice over and over. The factory warning system saved his bacon. Why on Earth would delete it?