The center of the crankshaft and cam should line up with the dots . The one on the crank goes straight up . The one on the cam goes up or down depending on if you are firing # 1 or #6 . Pull out the number one (or #6) plug . Turn the crank until you feel pressure in the hole and line up the rotor to that plug wire
with no.1 cylinder at top dead center, line up the mark on the cam gear with the mark on the crank,and install the timing chain.
The gold colored links on the chain line up with dots/dashes on the sprockets.
how do you line up timing chain on a 1993 sl1
belt it self has timing dots on it, line it up with cam dots and crank dot.
the timing or the firing order? the timing gears have 2 dots that line up when the timing is correct at top dead center. the firing order 18436572 and the cylinders are numbered as following, driver side 1357 and pass side 2468
The timing chain has plated links that line up with marks on the sprockets.The timing chain has plated links that line up with marks on the sprockets.
The easy way is to make sure you don't move anything when you take the chain off. Otherwise, there are usually markings on the engine that you can line the markings on the pulleys up with.
If your motor is a 6 cylinders in line, 4 liters, it is a timing chain.
the two dots on youre cam gear and crank gear line up together,like so : ,at there closest point
How old istiming chain?
One or two dots near the outside. They should line up with the dots on the crankshaft.
there should be little dots on the crank and cam gears.... just line them up when you put the cam and the timing chain on and you should be good. the cam gear you cant screw up because it has a dowel the goes into the cam gear and the crank is keyed so it gets pressed on the right spot... very easy