make a long story short, my dad took in his GST to have the 60,000 timing belt change. I told him I'd take care of it in two weeks, but evidentally his water pump started leaking so he took it to a mechanic that very day without asking me (ha ha, do I sound protective of this car or what)

Anyways, now it sounds like crap. Per my dad, they changed "4 belts" (he does not know what they are, I'm hoping at least 2 of them were the timing belt and the balancer belt) and put on a new tensioner b/c the old one was leaking (at least they did that). I asked about the pulleys and he didn't know what I was talking about, and I'm pretty certain they left the old pulleys on. He told me over the phone it "idles horrible, doesn't sound right." My first thought was the timing belt is off one tooth.

So I went to their house today, and started the car. Actually it idles okay. But it sounds squeaky as hell. if you rev it, it comes back down squeaking and clunky sounding. The sound of a 4g63 was the one thing I liked over the 420a, but that cool "purr" is gone. And I believe I notice a greater amount of shake in the car and when looking at the engine. I haven't driven that car in months so I don't know if that's what it's typically like, but I asked my dad if he noticed that as well, and he said that "it definately shakes more, even the hood is shivering."

So my guess is that the timing on the balancer belt was done wrong. I haven't heard of this done before (not like I work on 4g63s all that often) so I wanted to ask you guys. Is that easy to mess up, or do you think that it's the likely culprit? I don't think it's the timing belt - like I said it idles fine, seems to build boost like before, and the power seems like it was before.

They also pressure washed the engine. bastards! who knows what that would have screwed up. any advice is welcome

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