1Gina2G
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- May 6, 2011
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Beaufort,
South_Carolina
After spending alot of time researching information on here about replacing your timing belts I decided to replace mine, but I didn't realize how loose my oil pump sprocket was when I started taking off the rest of the pulleys first, so before I could line up all the timing marks, my belt was already loose.
My Cam gears are lined up and zip tied together, so I went a head and took the main timing belt off. My crankshaft sprocket plate was not inline with it's timing mark so I turned it clockwise untill it was.
My main question is, shouldn't this mean I have the #1 piston at TDC since the crankshaft sprocket is inline? and that the valves should all be closed since the cam gears are lined up?
Are there otherways to check if your at TDC incase the mark on the crank sprocket plate is off?? Im worried since the crank sprocket wasn't inline when the belt came loose.
Since I did a balance shaft delete, I don't have to worry about the oil pump sprocket, just everything else being lined up correct?
Any helps much appreciated, first timing belt replacement, switching to kevlar
My Cam gears are lined up and zip tied together, so I went a head and took the main timing belt off. My crankshaft sprocket plate was not inline with it's timing mark so I turned it clockwise untill it was.
My main question is, shouldn't this mean I have the #1 piston at TDC since the crankshaft sprocket is inline? and that the valves should all be closed since the cam gears are lined up?
Are there otherways to check if your at TDC incase the mark on the crank sprocket plate is off?? Im worried since the crank sprocket wasn't inline when the belt came loose.
Since I did a balance shaft delete, I don't have to worry about the oil pump sprocket, just everything else being lined up correct?
Any helps much appreciated, first timing belt replacement, switching to kevlar