"M" and "I" notches ? what is the 12 position.? Last time I changed the belt I locked the cam sprockets, released the tensioner, slipped the old belt off and slipped new one in place, done. You don't need to do everything in this video if you aren't changing the cam oil seals. ht...

Why are you lead to think it is out of time? If you use the I marks, you should get the correct timing as shown in the figures.

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Questions: Is 'they' a shop or just someone who helped change the belt? Does the engine crank smoothly without noise or stall? Does it try to fire and will not run? Are the I timing marks now in correct positions? If not, how far off are they? Beware! If the timing is much off, you can bend valve an...

did you rotate the engine twice by hand before trying to start it?

did you rotate the engine twice by hand before trying to start it? I have not tried that, I will have to try that today Just to clarify: rotating twice around is not some kind of fix, it is done to make sure that every thing is working properly. If you can go twice around by hand and the timing mar...

If it's cranking, your problem isn't timing. The symptoms of timing being off are, running like crap if it's 1 tooth off, and the pistons kissing the valves if it's 2 teeth off. Start with the basics - is it getting fuel/air, is it getting spark, does it have compression. Wait a second - the timing ...