Drive without a Balance Shaft belt???

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Mar 14, 2010 | 02:28 PM

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motoxxx87

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Right i know that but on the cam gears marks were are the ones that they are spouse to line up with? are the on the head???

Mar 14, 2010 | 04:25 PM

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dsm1990gsx

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Originally Posted by motoxxx87

Right i know that but on the cam gears marks were are the ones that they are spouse to line up with? are the on the head???

Did you read the link I gave you abt the timing belt procedure?

Jun 15, 2022 | 01:38 PM

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JSHERRON

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Originally Posted by motoxxx87

Hi i have a 97 Talon TSi turbo i was siting at a light and my car just died. Got out and looked and my balance shaft belt broke, going into my timing belt i believe because when i pulled the cover on the timing the belt was still on but ripped up a little. I was wondering if there any way to tell if i bent a valve with out pulling the head? And is i worth just trying to put a new belts on?

To check the valves, all you do is pull the valve cover off, pull the rocker shafts off to get the pressure off all the valves. Then look at the valve stems. If they're all the same height you're good. If you see one or more that are short, start pulling the head. You have bent valves.

If you don't see bent valves, put your belt back on and then do a compression test to make sure you didn't bust a piston instead.