Hi guys,
not so long ago ,maybe 3000 km ago,I changed my timing belt. Today I checked it again, and I am a bit worried about the state it is in: it looks really used, with traces of the water pump pulley ( looks like parallel lines over the whole length), and transverse lines at each tooth.Is this normal after such a short time?
I don't think it rubs against the belt cover, I took special care placing the cover back on.
Another problem is the power steering: all of a sudden the level dropped: I found the steering rack boot was broken in two: does the fluid also go into the rubber boots, so could it leak through there?
Thanks in advance!
Jan
Golf TD, 1996, 345000 km...
It is possible that the steering fluid could leak over the rack assembly but it is not the cause of a torn boot cover. There is probably a leak at the pump, broken hose or the slave assembly if it was a radical loss of power steering fluid.
I would guess that when you replaced the timing belt that you did not replace the idler bearing assembly? Do it! They are cheap! The intermediate shaft pulley has a grooved surface that will leave those marks on the flat side of the belt. You don't have the belt too tight? The injection pump doesn't like that!