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Post by dbd870 on Apr 4, 2017 13:59:14 GMT -5
Pulled into a customer parking lot and noticed steam coming from under the hood - OK guess I need a hose - open the hood - hmmm don't really see a hose where it leaking - man that's quite a bit of coolant - customer say hey you have a broken belt; sure is, it's a timing belt..........so timing belt broken and coolant leak not by a hose....what do think:  |
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Post by jjas on Apr 4, 2017 14:37:25 GMT -5
Blown head gasket would be my first guess....
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Post by HighCotton on Apr 4, 2017 16:19:24 GMT -5
Hmm, my first thought was water pump! I've seen them babies seize (or on a rare occasion the tensioner sieze), which breaks a belt and yet pour out the coolant!
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Post by nfalls116 on Apr 4, 2017 16:45:35 GMT -5
Hmm, my first thought was water pump! I've seen them babies seize (or on a rare occasion the tensioner sieze), which breaks a belt and yet pour out the coolant! Sounds like a fair assessment whe the timing belt broke it blew through timing belt cover would be my guess |
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Post by Pinoc on Apr 4, 2017 16:48:11 GMT -5
Is it actually the timing belt or the serpentine belt?
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Post by nfalls116 on Apr 4, 2017 17:00:01 GMT -5
Vehicle make model year?
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Post by nfalls116 on Apr 4, 2017 17:00:10 GMT -5
Pictures?  |
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Post by Jamie Brooks 1John5:13 on Apr 4, 2017 17:14:19 GMT -5
On some vehicles, when the timing belt breaks, it will ruin the engine. I think this is mostly on foreign cars.
Even my wife's little cobalt has a timing chain.
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Post by jjas on Apr 4, 2017 18:00:49 GMT -5
Hmm, my first thought was water pump! I've seen them babies seize (or on a rare occasion the tensioner sieze), which breaks a belt and yet pour out the coolant! Good point...You may very well be correct. |
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Post by nfalls116 on Apr 4, 2017 18:15:17 GMT -5
On some vehicles, when the timing belt breaks, it will ruin the engine. I think this is mostly on foreign cars. Even my wife's little cobalt has a timing chain. That's why make model and year would help |
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Post by scrobertson on Apr 4, 2017 18:46:07 GMT -5
Car would not run if timing belt broke
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Post by deadeer on Apr 4, 2017 21:07:02 GMT -5
Car would not run if timing belt broke Right. Sounds more like serp belt broke, water pump stopped turning, overheat! |
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Post by welder on Apr 4, 2017 21:17:47 GMT -5
Over heat with aluminum block/head = BAD NEWS!
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Post by dbd870 on Apr 5, 2017 6:50:59 GMT -5
Nope, serpentine belt and water pump are on the opposite end of the motor; belt is fine. I figured was a timing belt and the engine locked up when I turned it off but it seems the 3.0L Ford DOHC Duratec uses timing chains so I went back to it and it does turn over and actually caught before I got it turned off so not so bad as I thought. I do wonder what this other belt is for now! It is multiribbed but not as large as the main serpentine belt. Looking at the trail of antifreeze I may well have caught it before the engine got too hot. We shall see.
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Post by greghopper on Apr 5, 2017 7:02:33 GMT -5
Nope, serpentine belt and water pump are on the opposite end of the motor; belt is fine. I figured was a timing belt and the engine locked up when I turned it off but it seems the 3.0L Ford DOHC Duratec uses timing chains so I went back to it and it does turn over and actually caught before I got it turned off so not so bad as I thought. I do wonder what this other belt is for now! It is multiribbed but not as large as the main serpentine belt. Looking at the trail of antifreeze I may well have caught it before the engine got too hot. We shall see. What make and model and year car is this on.....That motor should only have ONE belt I do believe. You sure of the motor size? |
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Post by featherduster on Apr 5, 2017 7:35:06 GMT -5
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Post by dbd870 on Apr 5, 2017 8:14:51 GMT -5
Nope, serpentine belt and water pump are on the opposite end of the motor; belt is fine. I figured was a timing belt and the engine locked up when I turned it off but it seems the 3.0L Ford DOHC Duratec uses timing chains so I went back to it and it does turn over and actually caught before I got it turned off so not so bad as I thought. I do wonder what this other belt is for now! It is multiribbed but not as large as the main serpentine belt. Looking at the trail of antifreeze I may well have caught it before the engine got too hot. We shall see. What make and model and year car is this on.....That motor should only have ONE belt I do believe. You sure of the motor size? No question on the motor info - thought it only had 1 belt as well. |
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Post by greghopper on Apr 5, 2017 8:21:42 GMT -5
Just goggle the motor it will show images of belt or belts...
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Post by scrobertson on Apr 5, 2017 11:04:59 GMT -5
A/C compressor belt?
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Post by 36fan on Apr 5, 2017 11:33:53 GMT -5
Is this a Taurus? In my '03 Bull, there is small water pump belt on the left side,and the serpentine belt is on the right side.
I had some cooling issues with item a few years ago and got it hot a couple of times before I got the problem solved. I talked to a mechanic and he told me they don't blow the head/head gaskets like they used to after getting hot, and I never have had any issues with the head/head gasket.
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