QuestionS/W mechanic at dealership, he advised set up marks on cam left 1/2 tooth up, right 1/2 tooth up. When I turned the engine it was lined up, very strange.Would you know where to get a crankshaft pulley installation tool for this car. I am unable to find it locally.
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1995 Eclipse GS Non-Turbo, 127,000 miles. Car ran well but was leaking oil from head gasket. Replaced gasket, head bolts, water pump, idler and tension pulleys. I have the factory shop manual and Chiltons. Problem lining up timing belt. Lined up both Cams, moved crank to 1/2 notch BTDC. Put belt on crank, water pump, idler, front cam, rear cam, and tensioner pulley. Moved crank to TDC, tensioned the belt to 23 ft pounds, tightened tensioner and removed pin. Rotated crank two revolutions. With crank at TDC, rear cam is 1 tooth behind mark. Have done this several times with no luck. An I missing something or is there a trick to doing this?
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Peter,
Sounds like you did everything by the book. There really is no tricks for installing the timing belt on the 2.0L non-turbo engines. But if you'd like to see another reference, you can look here:
http://vfaq.com/mods/timingbelt-2G-NT.html
Here's another helpful site for you:
http://www.2gnt.com
The www.vfaq.com has a lot of good information for DSMs. Most info is for turbo models, but you should be able to find good info for your NT engine. The www.2gnt.com site is completely devoted to 2nd generation non-turbo Eclipses.
Good luck!
AnswerPeter,
A crankshaft pulley tool is pretty unique for Mitusbishi engines. There's always an option to buy one from the dealership. If you want to try it, you can make your own crank tool to hold the pulley while you torque down the bolt. Here's the link of the general construction procedure to make it;
http://www.vfaq.com/mods/cranktool.html
Good luck!
