This weekend I replaced the lifters in my car due to the dreaded tap that came with my HKS 272's.
Lately I had noticed my car running crappy in my eyes, Id been taking it easy on it and not driving it much. So I took the valve cover off, replaced the lifters. While I was at it, I was checking for leaks, vaccume hoses and such Then I checked the timing.

I lined up the crank pulley to TDC, and my cams are 180* off They are both facing down towards the bottom of the motor.

Any insight as to why my timing could be so far off, as well as some slack in my T-belt ?

Tomorrow I plan on resetting the timing but I'm wondering if something else is wrong.

Thanks.

 

talk about lucky that your still driving it.

 

No, you just need to turn your motor (crank) 3 more rotations.

 

No they aren't. If they were, the engine wouldn't run . . .at all.

Be advised that the cams turn at 1/2 the speed of the crank. This means that every other time the timing mark passes TDC, the cam timing marks will be pointed downward. Rotate the crank around again to TDC, and you should see the cam timing marks in the correct alignment.

 

I'm retarded.
My intake cam was still a few teeth off, clamped down on the exh gear, took the slack off the belt, lined it up. All is well

Thanks for the help.

 

I have done this 2 times so far and by far, I can say that I'm pretty lucky that my engine runs normally even after doing 6 or so WOT. Anyways, after you install the gears back, always make sure you crank it pass TDC 2 times and the third time it should at least be AT TDC. At this point, I don't know what to say bro. I'd take it to a trusted mechanic and have them check it for you. I would not drive it. Just have it towed there to be safe. GL

 

The camshafts turn at exactly 1/2 engine rpm. In other words, there are twice as many teeth on each camshaft sprocket as there are on the crankshaft sprocket.

So, if you turn the crankshaft until its timing mark is lined up and find the camshafts are 180 degrees out, turn the crankshaft one more rotation and the camshafts will line up with their timing marks. Turn the crankshaft one more rotation and the camshafts will again be 180 degrees out. Turn the crankshaft one rotation again and the camshafts will again line up with their timing marks.

This will continue to work until your arm or the belt breaks.