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Originally Posted by SD1too
Ahh, so you're saying that the job can be done without special tools safely, but that the timing might be incorrect; the emphasis being on safety not accuracy.
What is the point of having a safe engine with incorrect timing? 
Simon |
Yes I agree, and as mentioned like to get things spot on if I can, but in practise changing the belts without the tools, if done carefully, will likely result in such a small variation as to be not noticeable.
So in effect you are getting away with it - it's all relative.
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Originally Posted by kaiser
Well, you can actually  .
With the engine in the locked position, place the marks on each pair of the rear sprockets in line. The timing is then spot on.
Easy to see and get right. |
Oh no it isn't. As mentioned, it would be correct if the inlet and exhaust camshafts were set to run at the balanced setting, which the marks denote, but they weren't.
Not far out, but certainly not spot on either.
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