7mgte timing question

[pelper87t]

hey guys been here a while but this is maybe my second post. any the question is this;
my timing belt tensioner broke while driving the car, i neutraled the car and pulled over right away. i sent the car to be repaired with a new timing belt and tensioner but the guys said the car wouldnt start.
i did notice that the timing cover was not on the engine,but i know valves could be damaged but to what extent? anyone experienced this?

 

[Kevin]

valve cant be damaged because the 7m is a non interference engine.
the timing might just be off.. check the cps make sure everythings at tdc, etc..

 

[pelper87t]

thanks bro hopefully all goes well

 

[gotsomegetsome]

Maybe he got the timing 180 degrees off...

 

[TweeT91109]

Maybe he got the timing 180 degrees off...

maybe, but like the 2nd post said, check TDC, then other thens, CPS ( deffintly, lol i know from past experince), then make sure everything is grounded.....

 

[EOS]

As others have said, it’s a possibility is that he had the engine at TDC on the exhaust stroke, not the intake. Another possibility would be that a wire going across the top of the engine to the CPS got broken. You could also try starting the car as someone pushes in on the CPS connector and wiggles the wires slightly. I say this because the CPS wires undoubtedly got moved around during the timing belt swap. Somehow, my factory CPS connector went bad, causing the engine to die. It wouldn't start until I replaced the connector.

Joe

 

[pelper87t]

thanks guys i'ma get it checked out maybe tomorrow its already getting warm over here