New to 2.2 - need timing help - fixed

[Subarian]

Got it figured out. The lines scribed on the pulleys are the timing marks. PO had left one of the cam sprockets loose.

 

Just discovered the water pump is frozen, though.

[a97obw]

Hmmm, those photos are rather suspicious aren't they?

 

And that "end wrench" document? Why in the $@%# would you want to remove the cam pulleys if you aren't going to replace the camshaft seals?? That's silly and uncalled for!

 

Ok, basically what you want to do is find the marks on the timing belt. In all the ones I've done, looking at the engine you can read "Subaru yada yada" on the belt when it is installed correctly--as in the tooth count right and left of the crankshaft mark---the crank mark on the belt is identified by the line that is made up of dots, i.e. "......" across the belt. The other are the solid lines. The crank should have the arrow pointing at 3:00 o'clock and the inscribed tab on the back at 12:00 o'clock (looks like a tooth off in the photos?), the cams should have an inscribed mark in the outer perimeter of the pulleys which lines up with the notch in the plastic cover behind the pulleys at the 12:00 o'clock position.

 

Now the "trick" to get it all lined up is to remove the lower left idler (as you are looking at the engine), fit the belt where it is supposed to go, then reinstall that lower left idler by putting it in place and lifting up on the belt to get the bolt to line up with the hole and then thread it in.

 

Double check the marks and then release the pin from the tensioner. If your tensioner is NOT in the compressed position, you'll have to compress it in a vise. SLOWLY!. Put it in the center of the vise so that it compresses evenly and not at an angle, and tigten the vise just a little bit at a time......like an 8th of a turn and wait several seconds before tightening another 8th of a turn. The whole process of compressing the tensioner should take about 10 minutes. Again, do it SLOWLY!. Make sure the hole in the piston of the tensioner lines up with the holes in the housing so you can fit a small allen wrench once you are there. All of this before initially installing the belt. Thats where you slide the tensioner to the right, tighten it, then install the belt, move tensioner to left---I'll use a big screwdriver to lever the tensioner all the way left and then tighten, check belt marks again and then pull the pin on the tensioner.

 

Good procedure in the Haynes manual. Get ya one if you don't have one!