Chrysler Repair: Sebring timing question, 3.0L, crank pulley, hand crank


Question
im sorry my car is a V6 3.0 engine other people have mentioned that my timing belt is probably off track but do you know how the car would react to this matter

Answer
Hi Josue,
If the timing marks between the crankshaft and the two camshafts are not lined up, then the engine will of course run poorly and the engine controller will probably try to adjust the mixture and timing to correct it, so almost any behavior could result. If you remover the upper timing belt covers and hand crank the engine clockwise by a socket and handle you should be able to see if the two timing marks for the the camshafts are aligned to one another. There may not be an external TDC mark on the crank pulley which should also be at that point when the cams are lined up (if they are). If there is no timing mark on the pullely, then you could remove the spark plug from cyl. #1 and with a feeler rotate the crank until the piston reached its top most position on the compression stroke (when the cams are just approaching their marks, not 180 degrees from that position) and exactly when you think the piston is as high as it will go as you feel through the spark plug hole at that point the cams should be opposite their respective marks. If it seems off then you will have to remove and reinstall the timing belt. You still might want to get the fault code readout, however.
Did a shop replace the pulley? If so, you might ask them what they might have done to cause the car to run poorly. Maybe they will stand behind their work and fix it for free.
Roland