Okay so, when i first got my engine i accidentally broke the tensioner pulley resulting in the timing belt coming off. Im pretty sure nothing moved but i want to be sure before i turn the engine over.
Is there anyway i can align it so the cams and crank are where they are suppose to be, would a mobile mechanic be able to do this, or maybe even take the car to ford or volvo? Its a focus st225 engine (volvo t5).

Any help much appreciated.

 

How did you brake the pulley and was the engine running at the time? Which pulley is it?

 

I actually have no idea
No the engine was on the bench in the garage at the time.
It was the self tensioning one that has a spring in it to tension it, ive since replaced the pulley with a new one, but just need to make sure everything is in alignment before i put the belt on.

Cheers

 

Turn it over by hand?

Timing light?

 

Look for timing marks? And stop messing with important shit! Lol

 

piece of piss

 

Just line the timing marks up as on picture. A timing light is for ignition timing NOT cam timing.

 

As said. Time ut up correct and turn by hand. If summats fucked then its already fucked isnt it. You'll soon know if there is piston to valve contact when you turn it over by hand

 

not to sure on the focus engine but when i worked a volvo which this engine is based on when aligning the cam marks be carefull if they have vvc units on as you need to make the units are under tention i.e turn the cams back half a turn then forward to the timing marks ,if that maks sence