Hi! I have a 97 Toyota Corolla at 57,000 miles. I had decided that it was time to change the timing belt (for the first time for this car) and took it to a mechanic. After timing belt was changed, I start hearing louder noise from the engine compartment. The noise sounds like strong wind fr…

There’s not enough info known to make much of a guess as to what was or was not done. Does the engine idle smooth; and I’m talking glass smooth with no stumble, etc? You might consider having a parts house like AutoZone scan your car for any codes. If something was not aligned properly during the …

Engine idles smooth. While in neutral the engine is like before the replacement.

Check the air cleaner box, its fasteners, and the passage from the air cleaner box to the engine. It is possible that something was not connected or was not connected properly. That could account for both a “wind” noise and both vibration under the hood.

A belt that is too loose could cause some strange noises or vibrations. One that is too tight will usually whine.

Thank you all of you guys for answering my questions. I really appreciate it. I took my car back to mechanic this morning. He figured out that he bent a metal/rubber hose during belt replacement. Metal part of the hose was touching the car body and making vibration. He moved away the metal part from…

Noise and vibration after timing belt change

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oldschool April 18, 2010, 2:35am 3

My feeling about a timing belt job is you should not be able to tell the car got one. The number one engine I have done timing belts on was the BMW M20 engine, try as hard as I could, I could swear that some made more belt noise after the replacement, none failed.

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Noise and vibration after timing belt change

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