Had my timing belt done yesterday now cars cutting out.

[stevos]

Had my timing belt and tensioners done yesterday and now the car is cutting out and when you hold the revs at 1500rpm it hunts between 1000rpm and 1500 rpm.
Does it sound to anyone as if the timing is out.The car still has a good bit of power and does pull well after 5k.Taking it back today but just wondered wh.at you guys thought

 

[mark123]

Take it back. I wouldn't run the engine until the garage have seen it.

Unless they find something obvious you have to insist they re-check the timing, which takes about an hour and you'll need new cam blanking seals.

Have they done them on the clio sport before?

 

[Xanda73]

Timing was out on my car for 5 years before I bought it. Symptoms similar to what you're describing.

 

[stevos]

Yes it was the same guy that did my girlfriends clio 172 cup about two years ago he is a really good mechanic and loads of peope round my way put there car into his garage.
He has been fixing my cars for years.

 

[Cookson]

Did he use the correct renault tools?

 

[stevos]

not sure mate will ask him when i take it down today don't think it can be anything else other than timing out.

 

[sideways danny]

sounds like the cam timing to me.

 

[stevos]

Just off the phone to take it down at 12 and he wil have a good look over only drove it a mile home so hope everything is fine.

 

[Dave..]

If he's not got the Renault locking tools, it'll still be out after he's looked at it again.

Take it to Dan at 519 automotive he did a good job on mine the other week

 

[mark123]

You should be able to tell if he used the cam locking tool (the horse shoe one) by whether there are new seals at the ends of the cams on the gearbox side of the engine. Can see them without removing anything.

 

[stevos]

Ok guys thanks for yhe info will let yous know how i get on

 

[daddycool]

do tell... hope its sorted.

 

[stevos]

Rite took it back down and the timing did appear to be out one tooth, he doesn't know how it happened but its all fixed now and car is back to normal or as normal as they get as they all have there little quirks.

 

[mark123]

If it was out "a tooth" I doubt he has used the tools as that can't really happen if the cams are locked in position. I'd guess he marked the pulleys and then tried to line them back up but missed, that way you can easily get a tooth out.

Glad it's sorted, fingers crossed it stays that way.

 

[stevos]

Yeh i had the same thoughts mark. do you think i would be better off sending it to get the timing checked by someone with the tools?

 

[mark123]

Well if it runs as before i.e. you can't tell the difference it's probably OK.

You could get it checked for piece of mind.

 

[stevos]

Think i will cos i still need to get the aux belt done as i will be doing this next week