I just did my timing belt 500 miles ago i did the water pump the tensioner and the spring and the tensioner pulley and idlers on mine , when i did it used a peace of flatbar
but it was too small and there was some play in the cams and the car didnt have any power it would idle great but no power,so i did it again and i went the home depot and got a 3/16 flatbar and it worked great no play in the cams ,
mine had a little slack in between the cams then i loosen the tensioner bolt and let the spring pull the slack and roate it and then tighten the pully down then line up all the marks and make sure you can stil put that 3/16 flatbar back in it worked for me on the second time
iam in dallas so if you need someone else to take a look you can email me at
caspergsx@aol.com 
