Horrible gas mileage after timing belt and water pump change |
Horrible gas mileage after timing belt and water pump change |
Nov 4, 2007 - 2:53 PM |
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Enthusiast Joined Apr 15, '07 From Fort Worth, TX Currently Offline Reputation: 12 (100%) |
I recently had Toyota put on a new timing belt and water pump, and ever since then my gas mileage has gone from averaging anywhere from 32-24MPG to what appears to be 20ish or so now. I believe it's something they did because I was getting great gas mileage before, and now my car is a gas guzzler. Is it possible that the timing is off? And if so, would Toyota be able to fix it because they did the work on the car?
If it isn't the timing, what else could it be? -Matt |
Nov 4, 2007 - 5:37 PM |
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Enthusiast Joined Mar 11, '06 From Way South Chicago Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%) |
valve timing is supposed to be aligned to the timing marks.
you're getting valve and spark timing confused, retarded spark timing could also cause problems, but that shouldnt have been touched in a timing belt job. -------------------- |
Nov 4, 2007 - 5:39 PM |
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Enthusiast Joined Apr 15, '07 From Fort Worth, TX Currently Offline Reputation: 12 (100%) |
QUOTE(Bitter @ Nov 4, 2007 - 5:37 PM) [snapback]611131[/snapback] valve timing is supposed to be aligned to the timing marks. you're getting valve and spark timing confused, retarded spark timing could also cause problems, but that shouldnt have been touched in a timing belt job. So what should I tell Toyota when I go over there tomorrow? Should I say my valve timing is off? -Matt |
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