I had a new timing belt, water pump and tensioner put on. Car sounds different now when I drive it. Sounds like the belt is to tight or something and the car makes a loud vibration noise that sounds all thru the cabin. Is this normal and or do u think the belt was done inproperly.

 

What year car? What engine?
Many 4-cyl timing belts need removal of engine mount. Maybe not lined up correctly?

 

The Accord is a 2001, 2.3 4cyl.. It has 221,000 miles in it.

 

Engine mountWAS removed during TB work. Maybe alignment? Maybe belt is too tight?

Hard to tell noise without hearing firsthand.

 

I have the same darn thing, just changed the TB and Balancer belt, water pump. Engine is noisier if revved, just as described above. It sounds more powerfull, but I don't know if it trully is. Asked the mech's right away, they didn't know what i was talking about, since i know my car noises and they don't. They said if anything was wrong the check engine light would come on right away. The engine mount was removed for the job. '99 Accord 5spd, 2.3L.

 

If the balance-shafts were not timed correctly, itll vibrate badly. And that WILL NOT set off a check-engine light. No CEL for a badly adjusted engine mount either.

 

Mikkos, you said in email that an engine mountwas bad. Which one? Some are easy to replace. Did YOU see the damage?

 

Whatsa timing belt

 

Just wait till your chain goes slack. Then youll know how easy it is to change a belt.

 

If the balance shafts were timed incorrectly, would the engine vibrate badly at idle too? But anyway it's not that theengine vibrates, it is louder when at above 1500 rpms and gets louder as the rpm's go up. By louder i mean it is not how it used to be, it used to be whisper quiet, now it sounds like i got a hole in a muffler, but i don't. But it sounds that way inside the car, and there is small vibration going through the cabin.