What does it mean when your timing belt is slipping?
What does it mean when your timing belt is slipping? Your timing belt consists of rubber teeth that fit into the gears in your crankshaft. As your timing belt wears, these teeth will become deteriorated, meaning that at higher RPM it will have trouble gripping the gears. Watch for strange behaviour at RPM above 2000, as it may indicate your timing belt has lost many teeth and is slipping. What are the symptoms of timing belt jumped a tooth or two? Symptoms of a timing belt that has jumped/skipped a few teeth: One Tooth: It will idle like normal and...