I'm on the other side of my first timing belt job on my 2004 odyssey - Got the timing belt back on but was a victim of a cam sprocket slipping b/c it was just off TDC. Only the rear slipped when i took the old belt off. So I got the new belt on by turning the rear cam sprocket back to TDC w/a wrench and tightened down the idler pulley, and then turned the crankshaft a few rotations thinking the belt would seat on nicely. Well, come to find out I put the idler pulley on backwards (doh!) and the belt did not seat - instead it was working itself off. When the belt came off again, both cam sprockets (front and rear) were not at TDC and they both slipped. I rotated both back to TDC marks, and I think kept them in sync with each other, but not sure about keeping them in sync with the crankshaft pulley at the bottom. With everything lined up to TDC marks I installed belt again, this time installing the idler pulley the correct way and rotating the crank shaft pulley several times seems to result in smooth operation (plugs are pulled for easier rotation). The timing marks line up every time in all 3 places every time.
So my question is - is there anything else I need to check to make sure everything is working correctly before finishing putting things back together and starting the engine? I guess my concern is that the cam sprockets may be "out of sync" with the crankshaft pulley? Think I read something about a compression test in another thread... I have a factory service manual.
Thanks.
Tone
So my question is - is there anything else I need to check to make sure everything is working correctly before finishing putting things back together and starting the engine? I guess my concern is that the cam sprockets may be "out of sync" with the crankshaft pulley? Think I read something about a compression test in another thread... I have a factory service manual.
Thanks.
Tone