Timing belt rubbing/making a sound after changing it.
Good news. I think I have pinpointed the ticking sound. It seems to be the idler pulley, the one that sits by the timing tensioner pulley. I used the stethoscope and the ticking sound was on point. It could be bad or for all I know there might be something stuck behind it. Time to tear it off and see what I'm dealing with. I'll report with results in a day or two.
Changed the timing belt idler pulley, still getting some kind of sound. It doesn't seem to be as loud anymore, but it might just be in my head. Still looking for a solution.
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Ruled out bad compression. Getting a solid 150-155 compression across all 4 cylinders. Changed the plugs but still no change. Really listened to the noise and confirmed its not coming from the head, so that eliminates the lifters and valves being faulty. It is louder towards the lower part of the engine, around the alternator/crank/water pump area. Are there any places that something may go loose and start vibrating? Or maybe it could be a bad oil pump? How do i check if the oil pump is indeed bad? Not getting any CEL's so i doubt it could be that. I have a tatrix cable and evoscan, What irregulaties should i look for when i log it?
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