I was hoping someone would comment on my timing marks. I have not pulled the pin out of the timing belt tensioner; and I believe the crankshaft mark will move slightly to the right when i do. However, I'm hoping to get some comments on the subject from more knowledgeable sources. Thank you. 

Looks good to me. If you did everything right there should only be slack between the crank and drivers side cam. Every where else should be tight. Wiggle the belt with your fingers to confirm.

If the tensioner pulls anything it will be the cams.

 

Before you pull the pin, grab a large flat head screwdriver and stick it between the tensioner piston and the pad on the tensioner pulley (the part the piston pushes on). Put the screwdriver in and push the tensioner pulley firmly towards the crank and it will draw all of the slack out of the belt.

If anything moves, it was going to move anyway when you pulled the pin.

 

Be sure to use the screwdriver to shove the tensioner piston assembly all the way towards the crank before tightening the bolts.

The only slack I have is between the crank and the driver side cam.  I'm a bit concern about the crankshaft mark because it's a bit to the left; and I read somewhere that the when you pull pin sometimes things will shift.  Do the marks have to be dead on?

Edited April 2, 201412 yr by JC20

They have to be close.

You're off a hair, but they're all off in the right direction.

Crank turns clockwise. Crank to cam ratio is 2:1. The crank turns two full turns, for every one full turn of the cams.

If you turn the crank to the right the 2 degrees that its off, it'll pull the cams 1 degree.

The passenger cam will appear to be too far to the right, but its better that way. As the belt wears and stretches with time, it will come back to the left towards the mark.

 

If you have all of the slack out of the belt starting at the crank, to the passenger cam, all the way around the bottom to the water pump, then the driver cam, and the only slack is between the crank and driver cam, nothing will shift when you pull the pin.