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Question: broken timing belt the cams don't have timing marks.

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Visitor, 2.0L 4 Cylinder DOHC, Hemet, CA, March 18, 2010, 21:07

how do I set the #1 piston on t.d.c. since the cams don't have timing marks???

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    patrick mannion from Greg Solow's Engine Room, March 18, 2010, 21:19
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    My instructions show special tools are required to "lock" the crankshaft in position and to check the camshaft timing. Autozone have some popular workshop manuals for free on line once you register (for free) on their website http://bit.ly/autozone_repair_info .There is a company that independent auto repair shops "buy" their information from that offer a very reasonable service to do it yourselvers. You get a one year subscription to year make and model specific repair procedures, service bulletins, component locations, wiring diagrams ect.... great quality information same as the professionals have ,much better than generic workshop manuals from parts stores, much cheaper than the factory manual. http://bit.ly/alldata_repair_manuals or try http://bit.ly/mitchell_repair_manuals_online and get an online repair manual subscription. Replacing the timing belt is about a 3 hour job.

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    Visitor, July 21, 2010, 11:41

    you have to buy a timing tool for the car it's about $24 at any parts store then you have to place the one piece in the back of the cams to aling them and the other piece goes in a hole under the exahust manifold

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    Visitor, April 06, 2011, 16:32

    Remove the fisrt plug and put a screw driver or oil dip stick bring the first piston on TDC.
    rotate the cam pully and stop when when the first intake and and both valve are close. The mark on cam pully a tri angle hole will be at bottom. put the belt on and you good.

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