Sorry if this is a duplicate post, but I have spent the last 2 hours browsing and searching the forum, and haven't been able to find exactly what I am looking for, so here goes....
I changed the timing belt today on my 2001 Rodeo (3.2 DOHC V6. 4WD, 5 speed), and when I started it up, it runs, but has no power and the check engine light flashes when I press the accelerator.
I assume the timing is off, despite all of the timing marks being aligned.
I followed the instructions in my Haynes manual (as "incomplete" as they are) and the marks on the crank and both cams are aligned, and remain aligned when I rotate the engine manually....but something is still wrong.
I am also very confused about the part in my Haynes manual that mentions "to bring the camshafts into the proper phase....turn the left (driver's side) camshaft clockwise until it "springs" into place; this could take up to 9 turns of the sprocket. At this point the mark on the sprocket will still not be in the proper position - turn it a further 1/4 turn (90 degrees) and align the mark on the sprocket with the mark on the valve cover"...etc etc...
I am confused because it "springs" each time I make any sort of turn (which from prior experience I am pretty sure is normal)....however, I don't understand exactly where I am supposed to be stopping with these rotations, or why I would not just turn the drivers side cam until it is in the proper position to begin with, and why a further 1/4 turn would be necessary.
I also assume that I am to be using the "notch" on the cam sprocket (which is highlighted in green) to line up with the line on the mark (small raised line) on the valve cover. Correct?
To align the crank, I simply inserted a small screwdriver through the "notch" in the sprocket, and made sure it was even with the raised line on the oil pump. Again, I assume that is where it is supposed to be positioned....according to my Haynes manual.
Anyway, what I want to know is this....
Are there any (more complete) instructions on how to align everything in another thread here, OR could someone who has done this please give me a more accurate description of just how to make sure everything is in time, or tell me what I am missing/screwing up so I don't have to disassemble again after my next attempt?
Thanks!!
Steve
I changed the timing belt today on my 2001 Rodeo (3.2 DOHC V6. 4WD, 5 speed), and when I started it up, it runs, but has no power and the check engine light flashes when I press the accelerator.
I assume the timing is off, despite all of the timing marks being aligned.
I followed the instructions in my Haynes manual (as "incomplete" as they are) and the marks on the crank and both cams are aligned, and remain aligned when I rotate the engine manually....but something is still wrong.
I am also very confused about the part in my Haynes manual that mentions "to bring the camshafts into the proper phase....turn the left (driver's side) camshaft clockwise until it "springs" into place; this could take up to 9 turns of the sprocket. At this point the mark on the sprocket will still not be in the proper position - turn it a further 1/4 turn (90 degrees) and align the mark on the sprocket with the mark on the valve cover"...etc etc...
I am confused because it "springs" each time I make any sort of turn (which from prior experience I am pretty sure is normal)....however, I don't understand exactly where I am supposed to be stopping with these rotations, or why I would not just turn the drivers side cam until it is in the proper position to begin with, and why a further 1/4 turn would be necessary.
I also assume that I am to be using the "notch" on the cam sprocket (which is highlighted in green) to line up with the line on the mark (small raised line) on the valve cover. Correct?
To align the crank, I simply inserted a small screwdriver through the "notch" in the sprocket, and made sure it was even with the raised line on the oil pump. Again, I assume that is where it is supposed to be positioned....according to my Haynes manual.
Anyway, what I want to know is this....
Are there any (more complete) instructions on how to align everything in another thread here, OR could someone who has done this please give me a more accurate description of just how to make sure everything is in time, or tell me what I am missing/screwing up so I don't have to disassemble again after my next attempt?
Thanks!!
Steve