2.4LSanta Fe - timing belt, new vibration
 

Hi - I have a 2003 2.4L Santa Fe, 59K miles. Last week, the crankshaft
sensor failed. I have a good local mechanic, who replaced the sensor.
Since everything was open, he went ahead and did the timing belt, too.
Since then, the engine has a new subtle but noticeable vibration. We
checked the belt timing, and it was per specs. The vibration is
noticeable when you look at the engine in idel, and it's very
noticeable when driving, especially when RPM is 2400 or above. Engine
seems to "search" just a bit for the right gear.

I suspect that the timing belt balancer is not properly timed. If so,
what do I tell the mechanic? Will he have to completely disassemble to
re-install from scratch?

Is there something else that we should be looking at? I assume that
not fixing the vibration will cause some engine wear issues.

Thanks,

Jim