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I couldn't understand why, but it sure seemed to start with that oil fill. But I remember when I installed the tensioner on the timing belt, I pushed it against the belt, tightened the bolts, pulled out the pin, and the plunger didn't move. I had used a C clamp to squeeze it. I suppose it's time to ...

Is there any way to verify the timing without removing the pulley to see the timing mark in back? If I'd know how far from TDC the timing mark is I could count the teeth on the cams.

Ok, I changed the timing belt and idlers, found the right timing marks on the second try, everything was running fine and dandy! Loved the acceleration and the traction on this AWD! :) I checked the oil and thought it was a quart low, so I dumped in a quart. I ran it a little, checked it again, and ...

I found the problem! I found a reference on another site about two timing marks on the crank also, not just the cams. Tore it apart, fixed the alignment, she starts right up. Thanks, scuzzy for your post. The correct mark on the crank is behind the belt on the sprocket for the crank position sensor....

I verified that I used the correct timing mark on the cams, not the piston position mark. Any other ideas, anyone? Does the steady blink in read mode indicate no problems detected by the ECU? The spark plugs look bad, but it seems strange that it was running until the timing idler failed, and now wo...

I saw only one mark on the perimeter of the pulley. Is that the correct one? Would the compression be 150+ if the timing was off?

I just bought a '94 Legacy AWD in non-running condition. I found the toothed idler for the timing belt had failed. I changed all of the idlers and the belt. The belt had timing marks on it and the marks matched the info I found at endwrench.com. 44 teeth from passenger side cam mark to crank mark, 4...