I'm in the process of replacing the timing belt & tensioner on a 96 2.0 4-cyl Contour. I'm being assisted by a not so trusty Haynes manual...it doesn't do a good job outlining the procedure for finding TDC on the 2.0 4-cyl engine. Can anyone give me some info on finding TDC for 1 & 4 on this engine? One more question,the manual says I need a 0.20" thick piece of metal to place in the cam slots while changing the timing belt (to keep the cams aligned). All I can find is a 3/16" thick piece (0.1875" as a decimal). Is this slightly smaller piece going to cause problems? Thanks for your help!
