Cam belt tensioner gave up.

[Crustyoldavensis]

1cd-ftv

If you smell burning rubber stop and check this.
 

Popped to the shops and just before home I had a horrible burning smell followed by a fair bit of smoke. I only had 1/4 mile left so got home, popped the bonnet to see lots of smoke from the timing belt cover, poured half a gallon of water around the timing belt cover until the smoke stopped.

I had no engine lights on and it was running fine. Restarted it briefly and heard a distinct clatter from the timing belt area, still no engine warnings.

popped the upper timing cover up, quick restart and observed the timing belt adjuster bearings are no more.

I seem to have gotten away with it!!

So, parts ordered and decided to get a non ac belt for the power steering to do an ac delete, the ac died about 4 years ago. (I am planning on changing to an electric power steering pump at some point). 
Has anyone else done an ac delete? Is there anything that might catch me out doing it?

Cheers

Marc

[2009joe]

7 hours ago, Crustyoldavensis said:

1cd-ftv

If you smell burning rubber stop and check this.
 

Popped to the shops and just before home I had a horrible burning smell followed by a fair bit of smoke. I only had 1/4 mile left so got home, popped the bonnet to see lots of smoke from the timing belt cover, poured half a gallon of water around the timing belt cover until the smoke stopped.

I had no engine lights on and it was running fine. Restarted it briefly and heard a distinct clatter from the timing belt area, still no engine warnings.

popped the upper timing cover up, quick restart and observed the timing belt adjuster bearings are no more.

I seem to have gotten away with it!!

So, parts ordered and decided to get a non ac belt for the power steering to do an ac delete, the ac died about 4 years ago. (I am planning on changing to an electric power steering pump at some point). 
Has anyone else done an ac delete? Is there anything that might catch me out doing it?

Cheers

Marc

think just get a shorter genuine toyota belt and bypass the ac compressor then close the bonnet and drive on the car until it !Removed! itself .maybe this is for the t27 cant remember 

[Crustyoldavensis]

All good now. Done near on a thousand miles since with no issues.

It seems genuinely a bit quicker with the ac pulley bypassed, but I do acknowledge that that could just be the placebo affect.