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- protege5
One thing to note, I never use the harmonic balancer to check timing. There's a timing mark on the gear the timing belt attaches to, and a corresponding mark on the engine block as well right above it. And I ALWAYS will release the tensioner, and rotate the engine over by hand (crank will make 2 revolutions) and make sure the timing marks all still line up (crank mark, and the I / E on the cam gears) after it's completed one full revolution. Maybe repeat a 2nd time just to double check and make sure.
IF it's not all lined up perfectly when you first put the belt on, it will be a tooth off when you rotate it by hand. NOW is the time to correct it and double check. You don't want to just start the car and find out the hard way you're a tooth off. then you have to take everythign back apart and do it all over again.
IF it's not all lined up perfectly when you first put the belt on, it will be a tooth off when you rotate it by hand. NOW is the time to correct it and double check. You don't want to just start the car and find out the hard way you're a tooth off. then you have to take everythign back apart and do it all over again.