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I figured if something as bad as a bent valve had happened that there would have been a very bad bang, followed by a whole slew of other things. Is there a way I can tell without taking the engine apart?

The car was being driven when the idler pulley came off. I kind of assumed the timing was off as they said the timing read 15 degrees past dead center, and it was misfiring. I had never done timing before and popped the belt off without thinking about what was really happening. Upon looking at the timing though it appears that the drivers side lower cam was significantly out of time. Most of the pulleys are solid but the lower drivers side cam can move further than the others. I tried to bring it back in to alignment with what would be in time and it rotated past a point where it gave resistance and then gave again but stayed in a solid position. The engine seemed to be misfiring on that side from what I could hear, so I'm thinking this might not be good. What is the best way to get the timing marks back to the top dead center position? I took the belt off prematurely and now cannot turn the crank shaft to top dead center. As I mentioned the lower drivers side cam seemed to be out of position and has me worried. It ran up until I parked it. I haven't had the guts to turn the engine over since. I'm not sure what to do. I don't really want to take apart the engine. The head gasket had been done prior to me owning it. Thinking about selling it for parts if nothing else.

I am in need of a little knowledge, if anyone could help me out in this I would be greatly appreciative. Long story short, I have a '97 subaru outback 2.5l. The idler pulley came loose, my timing skipped. I pulled the cover and like an idiot popped the timing belt off without the marks in the right place. I wasn't thinking and am now paying for it as I don't know exactly how it aligns or how I should go about it. The cam on the right spun when I let the tensioner loose so I'm not quite sure where the marks should be if I could just put everything back together and turn it. I really don't want to bend anything.