Timing Belt Change Question

[jasonm621]

Thank you all for all your tips and replies. I think I found out what I did wrong. You see all along I thought the timing mark for the crankshaft was to the passenger side (where there is a painted dot on the oil pump cover at about the 9 clock position). I just learned that the timing mark was actually at the 3 clock position. Unfortunately, I missed the notes on first marking the old belt before removing it! The question is: Since I have not rotated the crankshaft yet, is it too late to put the old belt and tensioner back and try to line up the pulleys again? Or am I left with the only option of trying to reestablish the timing from scratch? It is amazing how one tiny assumption can destroy two weekends...And counting!!

If i remember correctly I lined the notch on the crankshaft with the green dot on the passenger side of the engine which was the opposite of what the manual said. It gave me a scare when i did mine but everything worked out! Stand by: Picture to come...

[jasonm621]

If i remember correctly I lined the notch on the crankshaft with the green dot on the passenger side of the engine which was the opposite of what the manual said. It gave me a scare when i did mine but everything worked out! Stand by: Picture to come...

Ok here is the scoop! There is a notch on the camshaft timing pulley. That notch is at the 9 o' clock and should line up to a green dot. There is also a little tick on the opposite side of that notch which should be painted with the same green paint (It may be hardly visible, very little paint) That tick is what lines up with the line on the engine at the 3 o' clock position. Picture attached. Hope it answers some questions...