I have a sneaking suspicion that timing chain snapped. My car died while going about 15-20mph @ 2k rpms tops. Now my cars starter cannot turn over my car, changed battery and charged battery just to be sure.
My question is, is the timing chain visible from the valve cover if I remove it? Trying to see what it is before I have it towed back home to be fixed so I can have the parts in there and ready to go.
If you remove the valve cover you can see the timing chain; if it had not snapped.
opps non ecotec, no you can't. sorry
Thanks, that sucks tho. Found a replacement motor with 33k miles on it for $300 though. Looks like I know what I'm getting for christmas
Why do you think the timing chain snapped ? Souonds like it may have but I don't think it happens alot. Did you try turning the engine over by hand ? That way you could back it up some and then move it forward to see if it feels like it is hitting something. At least you should get some movement out of it. I would have thought if it broke that it would have bent the valves enough for it to spin, if it is an interference engine, I'm not real familiar with your engine. I would try turning it by hand both ways and see what it feels like and go from there. Otherwise you have to take the front cover and it looks a little involved, I've enclosed the directions for you to check out.
Disconnect the negative battery cable.
Remove the drive belt. Refer to Drive Belt Replacement .
Remove the drive belt tensioner. Refer to Drive Belt Tensioner Replacement .
Install the J 28467-360 Engine Support Fixture.
Remove the engine mount assembly. Refer to Engine Mount Replacement .
Remove the generator rear brace.
Remove the generator. Refer to Generator Replacement in Engine Electrical.
Remove the power steering pump. Position the pump aside. Keep the lines attached. Refer to Power Steering Pump Replacement in Power Steering System.
Raise and support the vehicle. Refer to Lifting and Jacking the Vehicle in General Information.
Remove the oil pan. Refer to Oil Pan Replacement .
Remove the engine front cover bolts.
Remove the engine front cover. If necessary, carefully use a rubber mallet to loosen the cover.
Clean the sealing surface on the engine block.
Clean the sealing surface on the engine front cover
Install the engine front cover gasket
Remove the crankshaft pulley and hub. Refer to Crankshaft Balancer and Hub Replacement .
Thank you for your response. I set it back home since I'm on campus right now. I'm done thursday and plan to start working on it that night, so until then unless my brother does test to see if it still turns over it will have to wait.
It had 140k miles on it and I think it snapped because of how the engine will not turn over with the starter is engaged. No clicking or anything the starter just goes from like 4 rpm to 1 rpm to 0 rpm and then wont turn the engine any further, as if its on a bind. I'm going to try to turn it by hand when I get back. If its any sort of locked up I believe its a better option to just get the new motor.
