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Hey Anon, Are you SURE you got the correct belt?? Something does not sound right about this...???... Double check all the pulleys when the belts are off...the alternator should spin freely, all the the idler pulleys should spin free..(ones that just spin and guide but are NOT connected to anything)!! This very thing happened to me...it was a $12 idler pulley that did nothing but spun and guided the belt..
check Fuel pressure regulator by disconnecting the vacuum hose. Didn't say what year you have, yet the timing belt can also cause this as I had similar problems on an 87 and the belts were loose and floppy causing erratic firing/idling. A little easy trick to check timing belts without taking any parts off to get at timing belts, is (and no one knows about this one, hee) with a timing light!
It does sound like they didn't get the timing right. If it ran good before then it should not have changed when they did the work. Don't let them give a line like something else broke. Make them fix it.
You are going to have to inspect for a timing belt, the 1.6, 1.8 has a hydraulic tensioner if it looses its tension you wont run on all cylinder and you will bog down and yet be able to rev high. you will need to change t-belt and the t belt tensioner
Please take a code check , it is possible that the timing is incorrect or the fuel pressure is offset.
Make sure that the vehicle had undergone the regular check ups in the said mileage clocked. If not you must attend to the company specified routine service schedule.
Engine oil, oil filter, fuel filter, air filter,timing belts,fuel pressure, code checks, etc..,.
If you think it's the timing belt, get it replaced or inspected.
Even though there are other things that might make a noise, the damage you might do by having the timing belt fail while the engine is running are not worth the risk.
sounds like something was set up wrong.timing belt ...cam/crank sensor/ or work on mechanicals not clean..valves/piston damage...or....alot of junk went through motor when this occurred and your catalytic converter is clogged
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