Timing belt too tight?

[Darius]

I just popped my upper timing cover off to make sure everything was still in good order with my cam gear and overall mechanical timing. I have a PE timing belt and it loooks like the blue coloring is wearing off of the rearward half. Is this normal or is my timing belt too tight?? It isn't walking so I think everything is squared up.

I tightened it according to the FSM procedure and it doesn't make noise, but I'm concerned about belt life.

Anybody have some advice or is it normal for the cosmetic timing belt color to wear? The engine has about 1000 miles on it.

[driftingmy240sx]

it is normal for the coloring to wear off. my timing belt did the same thing. and i have seen it happen on other engines also (mostly hondas).

[Kansei240sx]

My timing belt didnt do that as far as i remember. If by PE you mean Power Enterprise, you'd be ****ing insane to snap that belt. I have a PE belt as well and its probably the strongest timing belt i've ever seen for most any produced engine, unless you're talking funny car belts and stupid stuff like that.

If you put the belt on, ran the engine over twice, and let the tensioner do its job over those 2 full 360 degree engine rotations, and then hold it with the allen wrench, and tightened it, you should have no worries, unless you had a bad spring on the tensioner. Otherwise you might have a bent idler stud. or tensioner stud. You can check for crankshaft endplay with it in the car so if you think thats happening do that too. I doubt it though.

I think you're just being paranoid as usual.

lol jfwy. I'd be paranoid if i'd spent as much money as you have, i know i am.

[Darius]

I think you're just being paranoid as usual.

So true! I'm like Calvin in the movie Waiting. "Is everything okay? Did I do something wrong?"

I've always seen shiny new timing belts in the engine pics thread and have never seen ones with the coloring rubbed off, but it makes sense.

The belt doesn't feel overtight or anything so I feel better now.

[BoostFab]

the paint on the back side of the belt rubs against the idler pulley... not to worry about it.

[kjlindgr]

My Greddy isn't too blue anymore either.

[240z4u]

My greddy is lacking in blueness as well.

[Shocker]

My greddy is lacking in blueness as well.

Same for my old one, started looking clear..

My PE is starting to fade as well.... its normal. Chinese colors I tell ya... pshh.

[Kansei240sx]

So true! I'm like Calvin in the movie Waiting. "Is everything okay? Did I do something wrong?"

I've always seen shiny new timing belts in the engine pics thread and have never seen ones with the coloring rubbed off, but it makes sense.

The belt doesn't feel overtight or anything so I feel better now.

Thats because all the pics you see of those belts are on engines that dont run or havent yet lol.