timing belt alignment

2000 ISUZU AMIGO
80,000 MILES • 4 CYL • 2WD • MANUAL
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BRAIN7734
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Can you tell me how to align the crankshaft with the 2 camshafts? The timing belt broke and I need to align the camgears.
Jan 27, 2010 at 4:20 PM
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RASMATAZ
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Put the engine no.1 piston on its compression stroke/TDC the align the cam and crank


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Jan 27, 2010 at 5:55 PM
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BUDCRITTENDEN
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there are three timing marks one on the crank, and one one on the intake cam, there are two on the exhaust cam is the intake cam mark suppose to point towards the exhaust cam in the middle.
Dec 5, 2019 at 11:50 AM (Merged)
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JDL
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On the exhaust cam, use the mark closest to word exhaust.

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How to replace a broken timing belt
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WRENCHTECH
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If you have a broken timing belt on that engine, you are likely looking at replacing an engine, not just a belt.
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