I did the timing belt but scared to start the car lol

[dsmsucks]

Well I just finished the complete timing job. I wanted to know if there was anyway to know if I did a good job. I didnt want start the car only to have a couple of valves bend on me
thanks

 

[PieEyedPiper]

Make sure your timing marks align after 6 revolutions of the crank, turning the crank by hand/tool of course and not starting the engine.

 

[Flash]

Grow some and turn the key!

 

[JeanDSM]

Same thing happened to me the first time....

Turn the engine by hand as many as you want i think 5-10 rev are ok, and chek the tension of the belt

 

[laserspeeddemon]

Make sure your timing marks align after 6 revolutions of the crank, turning the crank by hand/tool of course and not starting the engine.

BINGO! Turn it by hand CLOCK-WISE 6 times over until you are back at TDC for cylinder 1.

 

[My1GLaser]

Just a hint, but if you turn it over by hand 12 times like I did...your lifters will be noisy for a minute until they pressurize. Scared the sh_t out of me the first time I heard it. I thought the valves were hitting the pistons.

 

[dsmsucks]

Grow some and turn the key!

thanks for the info guys

 

[TurboTJ]

Just a tip, if you remove the spark plugs, it will make it a lot easier to turn it over by hand. Just make sure that you put them back in before starting.

 

[big_d]

yeah just go for it

 

[Road_Killer]

I remember when i timed my talon for the first time i was very concerned about starting the car. I did practically what everyone here has suggested, first i turned the motor by hand a bunch of time back and worth, then i went ahead and tried cranking the car but not let it start. Did it a few times so that the oil pump can bring some oil to the top since the car was sitting for a while. Then started it and everything was fine. Just make sure the #1 cilinder is at top dead and that all the marks align right and you shouldn't have any problems.

Good luck. Let us know how it went.