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Whoa my timing notches are on opposite sides!
Posted: Thu Apr 17, 2014 7:09 pm
by Hinano
Just checked my timing notches and i think I am doing it right but when my cam gears are aligned with the notches, the crank one in the middle points straight down! This may be why I've been missing?
Re: Whoa my timing notches are on opposite sides!
Posted: Thu Apr 17, 2014 7:42 pm
by James614
Is this changing the belt, or just checking? If you haven't touched the belt then you need to keep rotating the engine, eventually it will line up or get close. The crank gear doesn't turn the same speed as the can gears.
Re: Whoa my timing notches are on opposite sides!
Posted: Mon Apr 21, 2014 12:43 am
by bdmartin
Subaru cams should turn exactly once for every two turns of the crank. In fact every other engine I've timed was 2:1 although I've heard of 3:1 or otherwise.
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Re: Whoa my timing notches are on opposite sides!
Posted: Mon Apr 21, 2014 4:04 am
by wtdash
Remember - it's NOT the arrow on the crank sprocket - it's the notch on the tooth on the BACK of the sprocket...covered on just about every Subaru site online if you want a pic.
GL,
TD
Re: Whoa my timing notches are on opposite sides!
Posted: Mon Apr 21, 2014 7:25 am
by Hinano
wtdash wrote:Remember - it's NOT the arrow on the crank sprocket - it's the notch on the tooth on the BACK of the sprocket...covered on just about every Subaru site online if you want a pic.
GL,
TD
Oh no....
I'm at the laundrymat so I can't look now but I think I told all the stuff off with the crank sprocket with the up point.. The cam gears had white marks which were not the marks but not the hash marks.. I took off all the pulleys and things but stopped from getting the heads off because I need to jack the engine up.. Did I mess it up??? :'<
Re: Whoa my timing notches are on opposite sides!
Posted: Mon Apr 21, 2014 7:36 am
by rallyak
No, just line the marks up when you put the belt on, your good.
Re: Whoa my timing notches are on opposite sides!
Posted: Mon Apr 21, 2014 9:28 am
by Hinano
Okay thanks!
Re: Whoa my timing notches are on opposite sides!
Posted: Mon Apr 21, 2014 10:06 am
by James614
The beauty of non interference engines. Its a little more nerve-wracking if you do that on DOHC heads
