Engine won't start after serpentine belt broke
08-09-2009, 11:45 AM
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Aren't there supposed to be timing marks for each of the cams as well as the crank? I can't seem to find any of them. Can someone tell me where to look?
08-09-2009, 04:22 PM
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Couple of pics
One is of a belt change in progress from ECS site.
The other is a scan of one of my old manuals.
Unfortunately it assumes you are using the special holding tool.
The other is a scan of one of my old manuals.
Unfortunately it assumes you are using the special holding tool.
08-09-2009, 06:42 PM
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yeah theres 2 long bolts there go thru the bumper shock absorbers take em off and on the bumper edges should slide off sometimes u have to give a good pull. ull see behind the grill inserts,
08-09-2009, 06:46 PM
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when i was redoing my timing belt i started the car without serpentine belt, cranked it like few seconds then longer to see if timing belt was good cuz my tentioner wasnt working properly was over tightend so one end of tbelt was loose, then i started car was fine i did that on a 00 s4 and 99 a4 was fine and they still run without problems
08-09-2009, 07:06 PM
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Thank you AudiMick -- that actually answers a lot of questions.
I still can't find the timing marks for the cams. Are they on the front of the sprockets somehwere, or maybe on top under the belt? Where are the corresponding marks on the heads? Somewhere on the plastic rear covers? What do they look like? An arrow and a line like on the crank?
I still can't find the timing marks for the cams. Are they on the front of the sprockets somehwere, or maybe on top under the belt? Where are the corresponding marks on the heads? Somewhere on the plastic rear covers? What do they look like? An arrow and a line like on the crank?
08-09-2009, 09:22 PM
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I dont know if yours actually has a cam mark, but in your photo, your not at TDC. Rotate the engine around again, the brackets on the cams should be horizontal as shown to be TDC.
08-09-2009, 10:38 PM
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Sometimes the belt bits get jammed down behind the crank pulley and displace the timing belt. Borrow some timing belt tools and check the cam timing.<center><object width="1" height="1">
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08-10-2009, 12:47 AM
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I don't see any marks anywhere on the cams, pulleys, or the plastic housing surrounding them. I'd hate to put it 180 degrees out and turn the engine over... I'm hoping to avoid replacing the head, not ensuring it.