February 1, 201016 yr Okay, on this 2000 Impreza 2.2 that I bought with the timing belt off... I was going to try and hang the belt on it to see.. but it's weird. Don't know if year 2000 was different. The cam pulley on the passenger side is black plastic. There is not cover behind it with a notch. It looks like the head is cast with a lip for the front cover to fit into. I cannot find a notch to line up the cam pulley. The other thing- worrisome, is on the drivers side cam pulley, when I try to set the cam so the little mark, ( not the arrow) is at 12 O'clock, it feels like the cam lobes on one cylinder are right at the full valve open position. The pulley will try to jump ahead if I move it one tooth . Is this correct? The pictures in the end wrench article don't show an engine with no rear cover on the right side. There is definitely a small ridge where the front cover could mate up to the casting. I can see paint where someone has apparently done this belt before. Don't know if it matters, but the sticker on the hood says this car meets California emissions, but it was originally delivered to New York.
February 1, 201016 yr Drivers side Cam under load is normal. Line up the Passenger side excactly vertical. there should be a mark on the head but at any rate if you just set all timing marks to 12 O'clock you are good to go.
February 1, 201016 yr Count the number of belt teeth between marks to verify that you have things right.
February 1, 201016 yr Author Paint marks are from the factory. Is the black plastic cam pulley factory also?
February 1, 201016 yr Is the black plastic cam pulley factory also? Are you sure they are plastic? They are usually a metal alloy that breaks easily (On purpose)
February 1, 201016 yr Author http://endwrench.com/images/pdfs/2.2Liter.pdf That is the article I referred to in my first post. Is there something there I missed? That article is written about a Phase I motor.,
February 1, 201016 yr Yes the two pullies are differnt from each other. http://endwrench.com/images/pdfs/TBeltEWWin05.pdf try that one. It shows the timing mark on the solid pulley.
February 1, 201016 yr Author Okay, I see that drawing with the solid pulley, and the mark. It looks like in that drawing there is no rear cover either.
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