PCI timing belt after 50 miles.

[davew833]

I don't wanna point any fingers, but attached is a pic of the Preferred Components Inc. SVX timing belt I got from ebay for $35 plus shipping after about 50 miles of use. When the car quit on the freeway and wouldn't start, I suspected timing, but wasn't expecting to find THIS when I popped the timing cover off. After I found this, I suspected something major had seized to cause such a mess, but I found nothing save one wobbly smooth idler pulley to the left of the crank that I'd failed to tighten the bolt on sufficiently. Either that was the problem, or you get what you pay for when you buy a cheap timing belt! Either way, I wouldn't recommend PCI timing belts, friends. Thank heaven for non-interference engines!