How bad did I screw up please tell me cam gear came loose what do I do?

[Garichette]

I put the belt on after the pulleys were tdc and pointed the crankshaft tooth slot facing up but when. I went to start it just turned over and I got one little pop from the exhaust what could have gone wrong?

I think I put the crank shaft in the wrong place after looking at a diagram.
Does this sound like the case?

 

[Toolman]

The crank pulley has markings on it along with the timing belt so that you know you are in the correct position. The timing notch is around the 4-5 o'clock position.

 

[Toolman]

http://www.tyrantx.com/article_read...+Timing+Belt+Replacement+on+DOHC+3.0L&item=24

 

[rubydist]

the pics I see do not show the cam lined up correctly.

 

[Garichette]

Is this correct? The notch is lined up at the five o'clock and I can see the other mark on the pully through the hole in the frame in the picture it is tdc.

 

[Garichette]

the pics I see do not show the cam lined up correctly.

That was before I had spun the back pully to tdc but I think the crank was in the wrong place

 

[Garichette]

So that wasn't right could the cams be in the wrong position ?

Going to try spinning the rear cam I have a feeling it's not in the right position

 

[Garichette]

Will the car run without the lower timing belt cover?

 

[Garichette]

Are these marks on the cam ment to be the same direction? If so I put it in upsidedown

 

[Irish Pride]

The timing mark for the crank you need to pay attention to is on the timing belt sprocket, not the crank pulley. There is a mark on the sprocket that lines up with a mark on the oil pump. Take the crank pulley off and remove the belt then line everything up. You have the crank in the wrong position.

 

[Irish Pride]

The diagram that Toolman posted up above is of the timing belt sprocket with the crank pulley / harmonic balancer removed.

 

[Garichette]

So my cams are in the right spot the brackets are facing the same direction and it cranked over fine but it's definitely the crank than

 

[Garichette]

Figures this little thing set me back so much

 

[Toolman]

Hard to tell from your pics if it's all aligned. Here is what they are supposed to look like.



Notice the orientation of the "notches" and of the cam lobes.

So my cams are in the right spot the brackets are facing the same direction and it cranked over fine but it's definitely the crank than

 

[Garichette]

Thanks so much for the help guys I have the crank in the right spot now and from toolmans picture I got the cams right putting it all back right now will let you all know how it goes. Got work in the am hope it fires up

 

[Irish Pride]

The woodruff key on the crank is not what you use to align the crank. There is a little "dot" on the belt sprocket that points at the raised bump on the oil pump when in the 5 o'clock position.

 

[Garichette]

So that didn't work for me either it sputterd like it wanted to start then nothing the only thing I can think of is that the cam that is connected to the one that broke was at the wrong rotation when I put the new one in.

Any input on that possibility? It seems like this dosent happen very often so info is scarce.

 

[Toolman]

Lots of variables. Replace the cam sensor? If 1 is at TDC and your cams are aligned as shown and the timing is correctly set and no other sensors are jacked, then you should be good to go.

 

[Garichette]

Toolman was that last pic of the front set or rear set? Also I never mentioned that I'm working on the 3.0 sho engine

 

[Toolman]

It's the rear head.