Timing Belt issue

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2004 HYUNDAI SANTA FE
2.4L
4 CYL
2WD
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I have a 2.4 Hyundai I changed the timing belt and apparently I put it back on wrong when I started it it made a noise so I took timing belt off and my crank will only turn half a turn

Do you have the process on how to set the timing and is this an interference motor? Could it have hit a valve?

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KASEKENNY

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Yes. All Hyundai engines are interference engines so it is very possible that you have a bent valve at this point which is preventing you from turning the engine over.

What I would do is use a borescope to look in each spark plug hole to find out if there are anything valves hanging open touching the piston.

If not then we need to re-time the engine by removing the belt and spin the cam and crank separate to align them as shown in these guides:

https://www.2carpros.com/articles/serpentine-belt-timing-belt-timing-chain-diagrams

https://www.2carpros.com/articles/how-a-timing-belt-works

Below you will find the process from the manual that give the detail that you need. Please run through this material and let us know if you have other questions. Thanks

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