Crankshaft key breaks after pulley work
- Symptoms
- After the crank pulley was removed (belt or timing work) the engine runs badly or valves hit pistons
- Likely cause
- Crank pulley not tightened correctly so the small key breaks
- Fix
- When refitting the crank pulley use a new key and the correct bolt torque. Check timing marks
- Applies to
- SCP10 1SZ-FE
- Confidence
- medium
Sources
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