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·Hi everyone. I have a 98 Rav4 2 wheel drive that I just fiinished putting a timing belt and a water pump in. After I put it in it would not start and it smoked a lot out of the tail pipe when I tried it. I am hoping this is maybe due to having the front end & motor jacked up for the last day and a half. I went out a half hour later after being depressed and pondering what I could have done wrong and it started. It started rough and smoked a bit but it did start. A little water even came out of the tail pipe. Again I am hoping this is due to being jacked up and maybe changing the water pump and fluid had something to do with it. It quickly started idling better and I drove it around and it runs just fine.
I didn't check the timing before I started this project but after driving it around I put a light on it and it was 4-5 degrees BTDC at idle which was about 700 rpm . Is that about right? I hope so because I see no way of adjusting it except to take it apart again and adjust the belt.
Also, when I drive it there is a slight water slushing noise that seems to be coming from behind the glove box ......heater core? Should I have drained and refilled the coolant system in a special way? It sound like I may have an air pocket in the system somewhere.
I have no leaks anywhere.
Thanks in advance for any advice you might have,
Scott
I didn't check the timing before I started this project but after driving it around I put a light on it and it was 4-5 degrees BTDC at idle which was about 700 rpm . Is that about right? I hope so because I see no way of adjusting it except to take it apart again and adjust the belt.
Also, when I drive it there is a slight water slushing noise that seems to be coming from behind the glove box ......heater core? Should I have drained and refilled the coolant system in a special way? It sound like I may have an air pocket in the system somewhere.
I have no leaks anywhere.
Thanks in advance for any advice you might have,
Scott