# New timing belt, car wont start **URL:** \ **Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\ **Created:** [December 27, 2016, 8:11pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/new-timing-belt-car-wont-start/97769 "2016-12-27T20:11:59Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 17\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![keith](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/keith/32/5518_2.png) [@keith](https://community.cartalk.com/u/keith)\ **Post date:** [December 27, 2016, 8:11pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/new-timing-belt-car-wont-start/97769/1 "2016-12-27T20:11:59Z")
Mechanic cant figure out why. šŸ˜€ ![](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/original/2X/8/8959f377e1557a98cc9c5bc63f1963ca0a049ac5.jpg)šŸ˜€ ---
**Author:** ![OldcarsRbest](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/oldcarsrbest/32/4812_2.png) [@OldcarsRbest](https://community.cartalk.com/u/OldcarsRbest)\ **Post date:** [December 27, 2016, 8:12pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/new-timing-belt-car-wont-start/97769/2 "2016-12-27T20:12:59Z")
First day on the job? ---
**Author:** ![Tester](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/tester/32/15976_2.png) [@Tester](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Tester)\ **Post date:** [December 27, 2016, 8:16pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/new-timing-belt-car-wont-start/97769/3 "2016-12-27T20:16:26Z")
You have the timing belt installed backwards. Tester ---
**Author:** ![Docnick](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ecae2f/32.png) [@Docnick](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Docnick)\ **Post date:** [December 27, 2016, 8:42pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/new-timing-belt-car-wont-start/97769/4 "2016-12-27T20:42:17Z")
Backwards indeed!!! ---
**Author:** ![keith](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/keith/32/5518_2.png) [@keith](https://community.cartalk.com/u/keith)\ **Post date:** [December 27, 2016, 8:52pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/new-timing-belt-car-wont-start/97769/5 "2016-12-27T20:52:32Z")
Not mine. Just a download from facebook. ---
**Author:** ![bloody\_knuckles](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ee7513/32.png) [@bloody\_knuckles](https://community.cartalk.com/u/bloody_knuckles)\ **Post date:** [December 27, 2016, 8:59pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/new-timing-belt-car-wont-start/97769/6 "2016-12-27T20:59:57Z")
I think he just needs to move a few pulleys and it will be all good. ---
**Author:** ![shadowfax](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/shadowfax/32/13026_2.png) [@shadowfax](https://community.cartalk.com/u/shadowfax)\ **Post date:** [December 27, 2016, 9:22pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/new-timing-belt-car-wont-start/97769/7 "2016-12-27T21:22:24Z")
I see the problem. The timing belt jumped 385 teeth. Gonna have to start over. šŸ˜‰ ---
**Author:** ![the\_same\_mountainbike](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/c89c15/32.png) [@the\_same\_mountainbike](https://community.cartalk.com/u/the_same_mountainbike)\ **Post date:** [December 27, 2016, 10:24pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/new-timing-belt-car-wont-start/97769/8 "2016-12-27T22:24:45Z")
LOL, this is just too funny. Thanks keith. šŸ˜† ---
**Author:** ![db4690](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/db4690/32/2583_2.png) [@db4690](https://community.cartalk.com/u/db4690)\ **Post date:** [December 28, 2016, 1:13am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/new-timing-belt-car-wont-start/97769/9 "2016-12-28T01:13:39Z")
If that isnā€™t a bloody novice, then that guy definitely needs a stronger pair of eyeglasses šŸ‘“ Or maybe it was done on a hangover monday šŸ» The engine kind of reminds me of my Toyota Tercel šŸ˜ ---
**Author:** ![keith](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/keith/32/5518_2.png) [@keith](https://community.cartalk.com/u/keith)\ **Post date:** [December 28, 2016, 1:34am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/new-timing-belt-car-wont-start/97769/10 "2016-12-28T01:34:05Z")
I thought that too. 3AC or 4AC. ---
**Author:** ![ok4450](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/e9bcb4/32.png) [@ok4450](https://community.cartalk.com/u/ok4450)\ **Post date:** [December 28, 2016, 5:37am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/new-timing-belt-car-wont-start/97769/11 "2016-12-28T05:37:14Z")
Wow. Thatā€™s pretty astounding. Someoneā€™s mind must have really been wandering that dayā€¦ ---
**Author:** ![MikeInNH](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a587f6/32.png) [@MikeInNH](https://community.cartalk.com/u/MikeInNH)\ **Post date:** [December 29, 2016, 4:47am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/new-timing-belt-car-wont-start/97769/12 "2016-12-29T04:47:06Z")
Hopefully thatā€™s not an interference engine. I have to believe this is a joke. No qualified mechanic could possibly be that stupid. Not even a novice. The only person I can see doing this is someone whoā€™s only been wrenching for a week. ---
**Author:** ![George\_San\_Jose1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e5b9ba/32.png) [@George\_San\_Jose1](https://community.cartalk.com/u/George_San_Jose1)\ **Post date:** [December 29, 2016, 4:54am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/new-timing-belt-car-wont-start/97769/13 "2016-12-29T04:54:19Z")
At least itā€™s a timing belt with two sides. If a Mobius strip timing belt got installed, Twilight Zone time. That kind of car could take you into another dimension entirely ā€¦ lol ā€¦ ---
**Author:** ![Nevada\_545](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/nevada_545/32/41232_2.png) [@Nevada\_545](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Nevada_545)\ **Post date:** [December 29, 2016, 5:00am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/new-timing-belt-car-wont-start/97769/14 "2016-12-29T05:00:03Z")
I donā€™t believe the belt is backwards as stated, there is no proper direction of rotation visible in the picture. West of the Mississippi we would say ā€œinside outā€. ---
**Author:** ![asemaster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/5f9b8f/32.png) [@asemaster](https://community.cartalk.com/u/asemaster)\ **Post date:** [December 29, 2016, 5:13am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/new-timing-belt-car-wont-start/97769/15 "2016-12-29T05:13:24Z")
> [@Nevada\_545](#): > > West of the Mississippi we would say ā€œinside outā€. Iā€™ve seen a set of brake pads installed ā€œinside outā€, meaning they were installed with the friction surface facing outward, away from the rotor. And the work was from a shop, a customer paid for that work. ---
**Author:** ![JoeMario](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/3bc359/32.png) [@JoeMario](https://community.cartalk.com/u/JoeMario)\ **Post date:** [December 29, 2016, 12:26pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/new-timing-belt-car-wont-start/97769/16 "2016-12-29T12:26:19Z")
I assumed that pic is a joke, as I saw it on several other sites. Iā€™ll admit, it took me a bit before I realized I was seeing the teeth sticking outwards. ---
**Author:** ![OldcarsRbest](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/oldcarsrbest/32/4812_2.png) [@OldcarsRbest](https://community.cartalk.com/u/OldcarsRbest)\ **Post date:** [December 29, 2016, 1:30pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/new-timing-belt-car-wont-start/97769/17 "2016-12-29T13:30:54Z")
I believe that belt is for use South of the equator.