Real Time Help.......timing belt question? (1 Viewer)

[JunkCrzr89]

Could be a dr belt tensioner or small place cover bolts.

My bet is on drive belt tensioner bolt. One of those holes is hidden and easy to miss...

 

[Nick T]

Cant help with the bolt, but for future reference it takes 422 crank revolutions to line up the crank , cam and belt marks again

 

[flintknapper]

engine oil pump cover capscrew? not required to remove it for the timing belt job, but IIRC, I had the same one left over- likely to have it left over if not needed for reassembly. have a look for missing capscrews on the oil pump housing:
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Bet this is it. Will check it out. Thanks.

Could be a dr belt tensioner or small place cover bolts.

Good candidates but I had checked them already.

 

[flintknapper]

Cant help with the bolt, but for future reference it takes 422 crank revolutions to line up the crank , cam and belt marks again

Sounds about right. I know its more revolutions than I am willing to try. I quit at about 40.

 

[flintknapper]

engine oil pump cover capscrew? not required to remove it for the timing belt job, but IIRC, I had the same one left over- likely to have it left over if not needed for reassembly. have a look for missing capscrews on the oil pump housing:
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And you Sir....were exactly right! I looked this evening and sure enough, just to the right of the alternator and above the timing belt tensioner was an unoccupied bolt hole. I even remember NOW what I did. When I removed it....I realized it didn't need to come out, so I cleaned it up, painted it (so I'd remember) and then set it aside. Of course upon reassembly I DIDN'T 'remember' and then left it out.

Thankfully it's one of those bolts that isn't covered up by the fan bracket or under a bunch of other parts.

Thank You for your input, you were right.