rwmorrisonjr
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I’m about 2/3 through the job, and I’m glad I did it. Both tensioners were blown out.
Now going through the timing process, and I have a question. I went to tighten a cam phaser bolt and it started turning the engine. I did one full rotation so the crankshaft is back at 11:00, but now the chain marks are off (guessing this is normal as the engine turns). Since I don’t have the valve train installed yet, is there any harm in turning the engine backwards to get back to where I started, or should I pull the chains and retime the engine? I want to make sure I’m at TDC on Cylinder 1 so I don’t bend a valve on start up.
The fruits of my labors.
Now going through the timing process, and I have a question. I went to tighten a cam phaser bolt and it started turning the engine. I did one full rotation so the crankshaft is back at 11:00, but now the chain marks are off (guessing this is normal as the engine turns). Since I don’t have the valve train installed yet, is there any harm in turning the engine backwards to get back to where I started, or should I pull the chains and retime the engine? I want to make sure I’m at TDC on Cylinder 1 so I don’t bend a valve on start up.
The fruits of my labors.