Monday, March 2nd, 2020 AT 5:47 AM
So my husband drives the 25 mike interstate drive to work and as he gets there the car started to act as if it was going to shut off, and was kind of shaking. After 12 hours he gets off and started car with a loud squeezing sound for several minutes and started to drive it home at 70 miles an hour. He noticed there was no heat also in the morning and still not really any after about halfway home then stated it went from normal to ask the way how and statement out of the front but water pump area and drive about 3-5 miles until he pulled off in town and had a co-worker who passed by help to push the now not driveable can to it was towed home. I resonated the water pump however I'm a woman who started to learn about cars because he works all days I'm only one who has time to get it done so he began to try to get the top side of the motor mount etc. Out of the way when we for to the crankshaft harmonic balancer bolt and couldn't get it off. After much YouTube and few calls to friend Toyota ase mechanic only but phone mind you said I need to get timing can shaft and can sprockets at TDC I believe I did. Water pump replaced filled radiator and overflow tank up when it started it was 5-8 sec. Sounded rough but died and wouldn't state again. So I readjusted the timing again and was able to get fresh oil change done, changed 3 plugs and a coil pack, while I was not out with car his friends poured Seafoam in the catalytic converter and replaced o2 sensor about 1/4 bottle, and I had put remained in gas tank just to clean out some of the carbon buildup I noticed when doing the spark plugs. We did get it to start! AND stay running until the white smoke obviously trying to burn out the extra carbons and it sounded great! My husband accidentally pressed the throttle and it shut off after only 5 or the required minutes 15-20 minute it started to run for the Seafoam to burn out effectively and I can't seem to get it started again. Everyone say timing still and the second time I know the three of us all checked to see if it was lined up and it's not an interference engine ( I leaked that but still don't know I may have skipped one tooth when pulling pin out of the spring tensioner but pretty sure I wasn't and car did run until throttle pressed. I'm at my wits end and need help badly.


