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• burning smell after timing belt change by catlin_cava on 02 May, 2009 09:30
• I'm looking At a 95 golf and after the guy changed the timing belt he said it smells like burning wires inside? why?
• #1 by Smokey Eddy on 02 May, 2009 23:29
• could have the tensioner on backwards rubbing like CRAZY on the timing belt.
  
  you should also probably hear a high pitch squeel if that is happening though... unless he doesn't know what a diesel sounds like and just thinks the screaming sound is normal (had that happen to my car once before  :roll: . I come out side... "Wait what is ... SHUT IT OFF!!! Belts are rubbing!"
• #2 by catlin_cava on 03 May, 2009 06:06
• Its a 2.0l Gasser, and there was smoke inside the car and now it won't start anymore, will turn over but not start. I was looking at buying it for a second car
• #3 by theman53 on 03 May, 2009 07:01
• I haven't done a gasser, but I would imagine if the cover is like the one on my diesel it can be missaligned a little. Then it rubs and could smoke. Why it wouldn't start I don't know, unless he did some other work when doing the timing or it slipped a little and won't run? just guesses.
• #4 by rabbitman on 03 May, 2009 10:41
• If he smelled burning wires and got smoke INSIDE the car, then I would say some wires def got burned so they would need to be found and new wires ran.
• #5 by Smokey Eddy on 03 May, 2009 13:52
• yeah sorry i assumed you were talking about a diesel... :roll:  (little to no wiring on our IDI's )