im sure that anybody who has changed a timing belt on one of these cars knows that the timing mark on the crankshaft is difficult to line up because the two marks are so far apart. I just put on a timing belt and the marks on the cam sprockets are lined up perfect but the mark on the crank is fudged just a little bit. when i say "a little bit" im talking about fractions of a tooth. it is so close i just wanna say screw it and throw the engine back in the car and see what happens but at the same time im wondering if maybe i should take it off and try again. seriously its only like 1/8 of a tooth off. i would really like to call it done because this is a 2 person job and nobody is around to help! what do you guys think? can i leave it the way it is?

when i rebuilt my motor last year, my aem gears line up perfect and my timing mark on the crank was just like you are describing, so i said fuck it and i started driving on it and i have yet to have problems.

thanks for the quick reply! im gonna say screw it then... nice car btw

Originally posted by eclpsmoneypit95
thanks for the quick reply! im gonna say screw it then... nice car btw

thanks. you will be okay.

If its 1/8 of a tooth off, I bet you'll never get it closer. There is no method to adjust the belt by less than 1 tooth. The belt is divided into whole numbers of teeth. So is the crank sprocket and cam sprockets. If its less than 1/2 tooth, you're good. I've probably done 5 timing belt jobs and they have all been off by a little bit (like 1/4 tooth). I probably tried each belt job 5 times before deciding it was OK.

Corbin

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