zorrex
Enjoys the Abuse
So I recently replaced the timing belt on my car. Went really smoothly, no issues really, but something I thought was odd. Turned the crank to TDC, timing mark was straight up. The cams lined up at the end, and all was well with the world. What bothers me is that the timing marks on the cam gears were pointing off in no-man's land. They pointed to nothing in particular. I found this to be quite odd.
So, some questions:
1. Are they supposed to ALSO point straight up?
2. Were the cam gears removed at one point possibly?
3. Are the cam gears keyed so that there is only one/a few way(s) to put them on the cams?
4. Could my timing be slightly off if the cam gears were removed before?
5. If my timing is slightly off, how could even possibly go about fixing it? Not sure of the procedure on this...
So, some questions:
1. Are they supposed to ALSO point straight up?
2. Were the cam gears removed at one point possibly?
3. Are the cam gears keyed so that there is only one/a few way(s) to put them on the cams?
4. Could my timing be slightly off if the cam gears were removed before?
5. If my timing is slightly off, how could even possibly go about fixing it? Not sure of the procedure on this...