Engine question

[Ldub]

IMHO, although the mark is obviously off slightly, it's not off by the amount that a 1 tooth adjustment on the belt would correct. If you adjust the belt by 1 tooth, the mark may actually be on the other side of the reference. This makes me think that it's a tensioner issue.

Take a close look at the pic in question...the camera isn't lined up square with the end of the cam, giving the appearance that the reference mark is slightly off.
If the camera moved left slightly, so that the cam sprocket bolt was in line with center, everything would line up just right.

[MSHardeman]

When I helped Joh (VXorado) do his timing belt, his cam looked just like the picture above. We sat there and pondered whether his timing was actually off, or not, for a couple of hours. We moved the cams one tooth back and forth, but the marks never seemed to line up perfectly (they where that way with the old belt on too). In the end he left it, put it all back together, and it's been running just fine ever since.