2G I think my crank timing is off?

[eddyspaghetti]

Hello, I drive a 1997 Mitsubishi eclipse GSX 7 bolt engine, my cams timing is correct but I wanted to know if my crank time mark is off? I manually cranked the engine 6 times before I took the timing belt off and this is where I ended up. what should I do next if its off? The timing belt is off right now, and since this is my first time doing this job, im not sure how to go about this. Im terrified of bending the valves.

Am I ok to taking off the cam lock and cranking the engine again with the timing belt off? ? Or do I need to install and tighten the timing belt THEN manually crank the engine?
If so how many more times? Any help would be much appreciated thank you

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[pauleyman]

Its hard to look at it that way. My suggestion is as follows. Crank is the important part. Everything is always relative to the crank. Take the tool out, rotate until the crank mark lines up, THEN look at cams. To answer yiur question, yes your timing is off

 

[eddyspaghetti]

Its hard to look at it that way. My suggestion is as follows. Crank is the important part. Everything is always relative to the crank. Take the tool out, rotate until the crank mark lines up, THEN look at cams. To answer yiur question, yes your timing is off

But wouldn't that bend my valves? My timing belt is not on