106 skipping cam belt

martins · Unread post by **martins** » 29 Jul 2004, 14:07

For a few weeks I’ve been hearing what sounds like a loose belt and a squealing cam belt tensioner. However I only determined this really was the case when yesterday my car wouldn't start because the cam belt was skipping. But what I need to determine is, are any of the valves bent. As I’ve already said the engine has been running with a loose belt, the belt hasn’t snapped and it has only been skipping whilst I was cranking it over (so very low engine speed). What do you think the probability is of having bent valve(s)? And how can I check for bent valves without removing the cylinder head.
Thanks
Martin

wheeler · Unread post by **wheeler** » 30 Jul 2004, 01:32

re-tiime & tension the belt and try it,if it wont start after that then a compression test would show a leaking cylinder without removing the head.