I will try to be brief and to the point,Doing timing belt on 94 850 turbo . I got the cam gears marked as close as possible to notches in upper cover, They are lined up as best as can be,but crank mark is still 1 tooth off .I replaced everything H2o pump, idler , tensioner , belt etc . It doesnt seem that anything moved when removing or installing all new parts .I'm wondering if I should pull pin on tensioner and turn crank by hand 2 revolutions and see if all is well , and if i can get crank mark dead on and re read to see if cam gears will line upbetter when crank mark is dead on etc ?
850 timing 1 tooth off
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Yes, do exactly that before you start it. The turbo 850 is an interference engine, so "as close as possible" isn't good enough. After two turns all three marks should line up exactly. If the crank is still a tooth off, pull the belt and move it one tooth, it's worth the extra half hour.Wyoben said: