Timing Belt Broken...

[nfpgasmask]

In the link that you posted it shows how to replace the belt if it is not broken. In the tsb I posted it tells how to re time the cams if the belt is broken.You cannot just turn the cam to the mark and have it be in time.It tells you in the tsb that it can take up to 9 full turns to get the cam back in time.So he cannot check to see if it is in time without removing the belt. shawn

OK, well, if he leaves the belt on and turns the crankshaft pulley, at every full turn the notches should line up. If they do not, then it is obvious the timing is off. That's all I was saying. It would just be a quick check. But you are right, if the timing is definitely off, you cannot re-time without removing the belt.

Bart

[psychos2]

OK, well, if he leaves the belt on and turns the crankshaft pulley, at every full turn the notches should line up. If they do not, then it is obvious the timing is off. That's all I was saying. It would just be a quick check. But you are right, if the timing is definitely off, you cannot re-time without removing the belt.

Bart

The notches can still be lined up and the timing off, that is the problem.If it can take up to 9 turns to get the cams in the correct spot than there are 9 possibilities per side. He cannot check the cam timing without removing the belt and turning the cams. If you look at the TSB and read the part about timing the cams you will understand what I mean. It is not like timing a single cam engine or even a twin cam engine There are 4 cams turned by 2 pulleys and with the differences in gear ratios it is more complicated than checking marks to see if they are lined up once the timing has been disturbed. shawn

[nfpgasmask]

The notches can still be lined up and the timing off, that is the problem.If it can take up to 9 turns to get the cams in the correct spot than there are 9 possibilities per side. He cannot check the cam timing without removing the belt and turning the cams. If you look at the TSB and read the part about timing the cams you will understand what I mean. It is not like timing a single cam engine or even a twin cam engine There are 4 cams turned by 2 pulleys and with the differences in gear ratios it is more complicated than checking marks to see if they are lined up once the timing has been disturbed. shawn

Good info. My knowledge on this is definitely limited to doing a timing belt change when the timing is still correct.

Thanks - Bart