I just spent most of the day today installing all the belts and the timing belt. Everything went slow but fine other than breaking the dang alternator bolt loose with 2 Uni's a couple extenders and an impact gun.

But the problem I have is after the install, I have a louder than it used to be ticking. My car always had ticked alittle bit especially at idle and under 2500rpms. But now that ticking is louder. Any Ideas?

It goes away after around 2500, but it does make me nervous as it was my first timing belt install. It appears to come from the the crank/crank pulley area and has a metallic ticking/clicking noise but only from idle til about 2500rpms.

 

It was the tensioner pulley bolt was loose rattling. I must have forgot about it before I put that little cover back on. On a positive note. I feel like I could do a timing belt in 3 hours tops now. I feel like a pro once you know exactly how to do it.

 

was it hard? i just picked up my belt and about to replace it this saturday. any advice?