propane Posted April 6, 2016 Share Posted April 6, 2016 (edited) Question is (edit) what timing marks to use on Crankshaft sprocket? 146K on OB 5spd , emissions sticker says Calif, & other compliant.. Am swapping in an unknown yr earlier(?) 2.5 (SOHC) maybe it came out of a 99 Forester, was an auto, run when pulled as per my engine guy, plugs were right color etc. !st snag was the engine harness - car has MAP sensor, assume eng had MAF, so I swapped over intake, NO start, asked around was told its was prolly diff crank wheel sender (& cam ) they were diff, some like 8 teeth on donor eng, , original has like 30... changed those out (both cam &crank sprocket), ready to put new timing belt & idlers in, had lined up the cam marks before swapping crank sprocket, new belt lines up on cams.. Heres my question- crank sprocket marks dont match.. belt mark is at about 10:00 oclock, key way on crank is like 4 :00 oclock. my manual only goes to 98 (Haynes) Don't want any surprises with timing off thx, Edited April 6, 2016 by propane Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dp213 Posted April 7, 2016 Share Posted April 7, 2016 The timing mark for the crank is behind the pully. Pull the crank pulley off, there should be I think about 5 small square pegs on the crank behind the pully. One of them has the timing mark on it. Line that up with the mark on the case, line up the timing mark on each cam pully to the case and then line up the lines on the belt. Once done, I crank the engine by hand 2 full rotations and check the timing marks again. Crank and cam marks should line up but the marks on the belt will not. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
propane Posted April 7, 2016 Author Share Posted April 7, 2016 Starting to make sense.. I checked the original crank pulley w/ the 6 tabs - the one with timing mark is 180 degrees out from key-way, In fact the California emission pulley is also 12 o'clock to key-way six o'clock. Either I bumped crank position when removing pulley, or it was off mark. Anyone care to weigh in? I will turn motor over twice, to check timing marks as well as look for valve piston interference thx Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1 Lucky Texan Posted April 7, 2016 Share Posted April 7, 2016 (edited) never use the triangle/arrow on the front of the crank sprocket - use the dash-mark on the tab - lined up with the mark on the CPS 'boss'/holder. (that arrow will likely be near 3 o'clock) also, find the tooth count for your engine. good double check after pulling the tensioner pin and cranking over by hand. Edited April 7, 2016 by 1 Lucky Texan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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