So i just spent 4 hours trying to get my timing belt perfectly on, and turns out it refuses to match up.

I tried switching a tooth over and then is was to far, and when i got it to as close as i possibly could it still manages to be off.
During these pictures the crankshaft is set to exactly TDC.

Heres a picture of the cam gear lining up with the valve cover,



Heres the intake cam


Heres the exhaust cam

 

You're fine like that. It won't always line up 100% but you'll run perfectly fine.

 

Thank god.
Thanks Imthedevil.
I figured that, but its always nice to hear another opinion.

 

Yup, no problem. It's always nerve-wracking when it comes to critical servicing. If you wanted to set it up absolutely dead-on, this is where you'd use a cam-locking tool with the crank attachment - you could lock things into place, loosen the center cam sprocket bolt, and rotate the sprocket until it lined up perfectly, then torque it back down. It's not necessary though, so don't sweat it.

 

I'll log this information for later.

 

there is a thread just like this on az.... people worry about this **** way too much





lol j/k


but yeah that is perfect

 

are you sure? pretty sure the exhaust would be on the left side and the intake on the right side. sorry just had to point that out but timing looks pretty decent to me

 

Hahaha, Yes you are correct.
That's what happens when you put the img links in before you type what you want to say.