Does a 2001 chevy cavalier have a timing belt?

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no thats not common at all, unless your driving 75k miles a year or more, what ever dealer or mechanic did the work before ,,, take it back to them and ask why this keeps happening, its defiantly not normal

It has a timing chain. The timing chain which is not a timing belt usually does not get changed because it is much stronger to with stand the engines torgue not like the belt which has to replaced every 50 to 60 thousand miles so timing chains do not have to be replaced unless there is something internally that is giving the chain some problems but usually not in most cases.

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whichever side of the motor you see the drive belts on.

Ford puts theirs on the passenger side but I see gm stuff on the drivers side too.

pop the hood and look for the drive belts. It is either drivin by one of these belts OR off the timing belt under the timing belt cover.

how do you replace the belt tentioner on a 2001 chevy cavilier

in the front of the engine behind the crank pulley
you have to take all the belts and the main pulley off to get to it

Helllo there:
Simply click on the links that i have provided and the routing diagram will be there ok


2001 - 2001 CHEVROLET CAVALIER - L4 2.2L 134ci CNG FI N 5
Belts / Tensioners / Pulleys Part Number Description 5050630
Belt Routing Diagram Multiple Accessory, w/o A.C. 5050888
Belt Routing Diagram Multiple Accessory, w/A.C.

Wow, thats a tough one! Even after the cars been hot, it should start a couple hours later...if not...my guess is you've got the car knocked out of "time" somehow. Time to take it to the mechanic :O(

your car does not have a timing belt it has a chain. but yes if the pump is driven by timing belt and it starts leaking the coolant gets on belt and it will fail. if your car has the 2.4 engine the water pump runs off of the timing chain and depending on mileage it would be smart to go ahead and replace it since it will be tore down anyway will save on labor