Installing Serpentine belt need to know what position the cam should be?

1985 VOLKSWAGEN SCIROCCO

129,000 MILES • 1.2L • 4 CYL • 2WD • MANUAL

JERRY NUSBAUM

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Putting on Serpentine belt need to know what position the cam where the cam that little pin hole they have in it where it lines up with, you're trying to be on top dead center, but I need to know what the cam overhead cam is on it.

Sep 25, 2022 at 2:08 PM

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JACOBANDNICKOLAS

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Hi,

Are you referring to a timing belt and not a serpentine belt? Based on your description, I suspect it is the timing belt.

I attached the directions below for replacing the belt which includes the timing marks. Let me know if this is what you needed.

Take care,

Joe

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Sep 25, 2022 at 7:25 PM