Hi

I just had to replace the timing belt for my 1997 2.2L Camry. The water pump broke down so bad that it got stuck and the timing belt was broken. So, long story short. A friend came to my house and replace the water pump and the timing belt in 2hrs. The car started just fine and we toke it for a ride around the block and every thing seem to be just fine, so this guy left. Then later I toke the car for ride and just noticed that just when I passed the 3K RPM there was a loud noise coming from the motor. It sounded like when the exaust pipe is broken and your car sounds like a diesel truck, well it sounds just like that. The otherg thing I noticed is that no matter how much I push the gas pedal, the sound just got louder but the car was not getting any power, in fact it just got weaker.

So, any of you guys have any idea what's going on? I haven't had a chance to contact my friend again, so I'm thinking of taking the car to the mechanic but maybe it's something easy (like if the car is out of time or something like that). So, thanks in advance for your imputs.

By the way, I checked the exaust system and it''s allright.


Regards

Follow-up, please. What was wrong with the car? Hy

Water pump broke down badly and got stuck with the timing belt. Had to replace both. But now the car stalls at high RPMs and make wierd noises ... any ideas any one?