Hey guys, timing belt broke while I was driving. I ordered a new belt and was going to replace it, just hoping to get lucky that valves didn't bend beyond full overhaul repair. My question is how do I re-time the engine now that timing belt is already off?

 

 

So it looks like under "timing belt installation" step 2: A and B is the answer to my question? With no timing belt on, I can simply rotate the the crank to it's mark, and then rotate the cam to it's mark?

 

You actually want to make sure the crank is 90 degrees off of TDC or BDC when turning the camshaft. What this does is put all the pistons half way up or down in the cylinders so that there is zero possibility of valve&piston contact. Once you then have the camshaft on it's mark for #1 TDC, then you can safely rotate the crank to TDC to put the belt on.

 

Better check in there before you bother with a new belt.

 

I disagree. If you do a new belt and it runs great then you're good to go. If the new belt doesn't fix it then the timing belts already done when you go to do the head and it's already out of the way.