Change Engine Timing with the BELT ON!! (Remove Just the Covers & Save Time) ⏱️
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- Faster than removing the Timing Belt! Trick for resetting timing 1-2 teeth during belt replacement to make you Accurate and FAST! One tooth off fixes are easy and faster, especially in hard to reach areas. Handy on all Timing Belt driven engines. Attention Timing belt Wizards, you need this trick!!
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0:00 timing stuff
0:56 how it works
2:02 steel crankshaft sprockets
2:32 plastic camshaft sprockets
7:11 steel camshaft sprockets
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Would this work for a 2002 Ford F150 5.4 v8. I want to move the cams forward 1 tooth.
It wont likely work the same on a timing chain because chains don't stretch and slip the same over the sprocket. You could experiment and try to find a way. I have not done it to a chain or found a way to do it on a chain. I think standard replacement on a chain will be best. ...until someone figures it out. Could be risky but if you figure it out-make a video! 😀🔧
@@EasyFixShaun Thank you
Dude, I did the timing belt replacement with tensioner and water pump on my 2001 Honda CRV. I did not crank the engine Once I finished the job I just cranked it up and it idle really bad. I still drove the car that way for two days until the engine light came on and I don’t remember the code, but it was running rich so I went back to the garage remove the valve, cover and put a long screwdriver down cylinder one once I was at top dead center. The exhaust cam was off by two teeth. I did this trick in the car cranked up as it should with no hesitation. Thank you so much for this life-saving information. I’ll keep you updated on how my CRV runs as of right now so far so good.
I can easily say that this is probably the most grateful I've been for any type of youtube video I've EVER watched. My timing belt is extraordinarily difficult to install so this trick EASILY saved my 3+ hours from removing and reinstalling it. Thanks a million for the genius nugget of knowledge and excellent tutorial. 🍻🙏
You are so welcome! Anytime!! Just one of my favorite tricks, trying to pass on the little knowledge I have 😃🔧
I watched this video a few weeks ago in preparation of re-doing a timing job on an H22 Prelude engine. Just yesterday, after one crank rotation, it was off by a tooth and I did this trick on an H22 and this trick worked like a charm - thank you for this strategy!
Great to hear! Glad it helped😃
Dude I want to marry you. Seriously, I feel like I should at least be giving you money. Been an engineer for 37 years, and this is the best, most helpful thing I have ever learned. Thanks a million.
😂 haha. No problem. You can tip me on the "thanks" button. It's one of my favorite tricks too! 😀🔧
Thank you man you’re a lifesaver. saved me hours of pulling the timing cover back off. Btw it also works on a timing chain on a VW tsi. my intake cam was off 1 tooth and i did this and now it’s lines up perfectly
You are a lifesaver! Thanks for letting me know it worked and what vehicle you are working on. Awsome man! 😀😀
My first timing belt change and I forgot to check the alignment under tension. After 14 hours of grinding away in the garage, this saved me undoing it all just to get access to it all again.
Thank you!!! So glad i could help 😀😀
That is an awesome trick! I can think of several times where that would have saved me some time!
Thanks! It's crazy how i found it to. I may put how that happened in the follow up video 😀🔧
you are a savior my friend, thank you. i just did my frist timing belt job at home DIY and after releasing the tensioner i was a few teeth off of TDC. the sprocket trick saved my life!
Glad it helped 😀😀
Fantastic solution, especially for a DIY guy like me. Your videos are super useful. Thank you!
Thanks! Im glad you like them😀😀
Hey, you are a genius buddy, am just doing my belt, and this will saves me lots of frustation, thanks so much.
Glad to help! I hope it works good for you 🎯
Thanks! This worked on my Honda Ridgeline even though there is a metal guide hanging over the belt that gets in the way. I had to move the bit half off the belt but it still worked for me. Saved me a TON of time!
Outstanding! I am glad it worked for you. I had a passport recently that required it also. Worked great! Especially with the Hondas, they can slice your hand badly when the cam sprocket moves and slips up top. I have had it happen. Have you or anyone else experienced that?
This is such a life saving hack when your in the mechanic field, I can't tell you how many times I've been off a tooth or 2 and had to take 20 Minutes to disassemble and reassemble and waste time, that 20 minutes adds up and puts other work behind, not to mention this could also be implemented to help with pulling slack that may occur in the side of the belt opposite of the tensioner, thanks for this video my man!💯🤘🏽
You nailed it! You are welcome. Thank for the comment. Been there with you man. Glad to help out 😃🔧
Just found you video after doing a timing belt change on a audi a3 , saved me so much time having to strip it all down again , thank you
Great! No problem 😃
Have used this method on huge double row chains using a deep 1/2” socket! Saves so much time and sweat!
Really!? What type of equipment is that?
THANK YOU after new belt installed--engine code off a tooth could not break loose crank nut even with oil on thread from install 1 day before. used your method worked 1st time-exellent clear instructions. my blood pressure when back to normal
Outstanding, I am glad it helped you out. I am glad you are ok now! I am surprised more of us mechanics don't have heart attacks and strokes on the job. Brutal conditions and always having to work under pressure. That crank bolt must be a honda huh?
Very Cool. Thanks for posting!
Thank you! Thanks for watching! 😃
This is awesome thank you for your knowledge!
Thanks a lot! Thanks for your comment glad to help😀🔧
Crazy awesome trick had trouble lining up a VW engine timing marks this trick worked thanks for sharing
Thanks!! Glad it helped out 😃😃
Excellent video. Thank you for sharing your knowledge and taking time and explaining in detail.
My pleasure!
Thank you so much for I used your great engineering idea to time my l4 honda civic back to top dead center. My timing belt jumped 1 tooth when i replaced it. Your excellent technique worked and prevented me from disassembling timing belt.
Awsome! I'm glad it helped you. I use it for the same purpose all the time😀🔧
Move your cam forward one tooth and your mpg will go up as well as your power.
About to do my 2002 Chrysler 300M is And this was my biggest worry with timing once Tension is applied....this is perfect. Thanks
No problem. Glad to help 😃😃
This is so cleaver, best timing belt trick. I was glad to have found this. Thank you for sharing this.
Thanks man really appreciate that! No problem glad to help😀🔧
Thanks Shaun for your help. I appreciate the tip.
Wow! Thank you so much for the support!! I am so grateful for you. It will go a long way. Glad to help 😃😃😃🔧
I am so glad you shared this information. It save me a huge amount of time and stress.
You're the Best. thank you
No problem. Fun trick 😀😀
Buddy... you don't know how much grief and frustrations and hassles I've been through. You saved by butt big time! Thanks so much for putting this video out. I've been crying trying to get these stupid cams to line up after I put the toothed idler on. The proper amount of tension needs to be applied on the toothed idler, but not too much, otherwise the cams move. I saw your other video with putting the tensioner on last, but it didn't work for me. Thanks so much and God bless you sir! 🙏 😁
No problem! I think I put an idler on last in the older video and that is the trick on Subbies. Glad to help! Thanks for the comment. Your channel looks good, keep it up 😃🔧
@@EasyFixShaun Thanks brother I appreciate that. Will do. I'm liking your channel also I've been following for quite some time now I can't seem to recall how long though.
No way! Thanks man. I really appreciate that a lot 😀😀
Thanks a million! Saved me a bunch of work😁
Ya!! No prob glad to help 😀😀
You absolutely saved my life! Thank you for posting this.
You're welcome! Glad to help 😃😃
Great tip. Thanks.
No problem! Thank you! 😊
This is awesome, thank you!
You're very welcome! 🎯
This can be my saving grace, I’m not a mechanic but THE TB thing is pretty delicate as it will be my first “TIME DO”. Because no body will be believed that I don’t replace the TB yet on my 20 years old plus 200K mark, luckily the car is still fine now but on the verge 😅 soon I MUST !
Thank you for the great VID
No problem. Good luck with your project 😀🔧
Much appreciated my friend , I will not tell you how long I fussed with it. Will definitely not forget this invaluable trick.
Awesome! Im glad it worked for you and helped you out😀🔧
Thank you very much for making this video! I need to shift a cam gear one tooth and this saved me a lot of time and effort.
You're welcome! What kind of motor?
I had to replace my water pump on a 2013 fiesta, of course it's behind the timing belt. I spent all day working on it, just to get a camshaft alignment code. Next day I looked up this trick and sure enough, it worked like a charm. Had to do it twice to move the belt over 2 teeth on the camshaft sprocket, still wasn't an issue. Thank you so so SO much for making this video!! You legit saved me a couple thousand dollars in repairs and a week's worth of carpooling.
Awsome! Glad it helped out 😃😃
This was a video that saved me from losing my mind. I have found many vids that are just a step above. However this one is so good I wonder if i would have shared this priceless rare gem of a tip. Thank you SO much!!
😀😀 no problem. Glad to help!
Wow man! I can’t wait until sun up, you just knocked all the intimidation out of this job. Thanks
Thank you! Necessity is the mother of invention 😃🔧
Wow cool trick! I'm getting to work on the leaking valve cover gasket and spark plug tube seals on a 2005 Toyota Avalon. Did bank 2 last year but bank 1 is a PITA. Have to remove the wiper arms, windshield cowl, intake air surge tank to get to it. Next after that is the 1993 Toyota 4x4 pickup with a moaning power steering pump and steering starting to get hard. Thanks for the videos!
Wow lots of projects! Keep up the good work. No problem, i and glad you are liking them 😀🔧
This kicks ass ! Just had to do it today . Instead of taking tensioner off I just did this to move it one tooth. Saweeet!!!
Awsome! Im glad it worked for you. What year make engine?
Never thought this could be this easy! GENIUS!
It's not bad! Thank you so much 😀🔧
Excellent video, thanks for sharing. Cheers
Thank you! Cheers 🍻
This is the best... amazing! Thanks best friend!
You no problem! 😀😀
Excellent tip.
Glad you like it! 😀🔧
Awesome . Love it . Thanks
You are welcome 😀😀
Thank you my brother I just do my Volvo S40 t5 2007 timing and it was missing and I watch your video and it works Thank you
No way! You are very welcome. Nice work 😃😃
It worked thank you so much
You're welcome!
i am using this practice since the early VW Rabbits since the 1.5 Diesels and Audis including Gas engines since my training days in Germany, works on every timing belt regardless what vehicle, good secret fixing somebody else's screw up for a good pay, i use a 1/4 bolt on a mig welder wire not to drop the bolt down an open cover, works great
Awsome!! Great tips! 😀
Bloody hell spent hours last night on a ford probe, belt off 5 times, spent 30 minutes with your method and it worked. 😊
No way! That is awsome 😃😃
OMG. Doing timing now on a 2004 Chrysler Pacifica and the right camshaft is off one tooth so gonna try it now. Thanks!!!
😃🤌
El truco me ha ayudado mucho, gracias por compartirlo.
¡No hay problema! ¡Encantado de ayudar! Lo he usado innumerables veces para ahorrar tiempo y energía 😃🔧
It does work and save time, however if you have a spring tensioner I would highly recommend loosening the tension just a little. Adjusted my crank pulley and ended up ruining the timing belt.
The belt will deflect. I have loosened tensioner a long time ago and the trick doesn't work consistently. The belt can skip teeth in an undesirable fashion. What year make model engine are you working on?
Great trick!
Thanks! Hey i just watched a video of yours. Alli can say is... Just amazing 😀🔧
I salute you sir! 🫡
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Brilliant idea.
Thank you! I had a car accident once, the timing cover got crashed and crushed and a piece of plastic about the size of a #2 phillips bit went through the belt and threw the timing off a tooth. Very interesting discovery but led to an amazing trick that has been extremely useful for decades😃🔧
Thanks!
You bet! Thank you so much. Makes a huge difference 😃🔧
Thanks for this video. I learned a new tricks. I just subscribed your channel
Thanks! I love tricks! More coming 😀😀
Great information
Glad you liked it 😃
Muchas gracias por el contenido del video, me fue muy útil. Recibe un cordial saludo y abrazo fraterno desde el bello Puerto de Tampico Tamaulipas México. Bendiciones 🙏
No hay problema, encantado de ayudar! Espero que tu proyecto haya salido bien 😃🔧
Love that one
Thank you! I'm so glad you like it 😀🔧
Most helpful utube video ever made!
Thank you!! 😊😊
Man that is genious!
Thank you! I sent debris through a belt one time with the cover off (on accident while driving) and discovered the trick 😃😃
Working on my 2012 chevy cruze 1.8 none turbo. When I tried to remove the crankshaft bolt, my exhaust camshaft moved out of place a lot. I want to move it backwards but it's nearly impossible. Specially me being so little and not that strong...😁 I'm sure this trick will not help me my situation, but it was great video!!👍👍
Should work on your timing belt as long as there is access for the tool to ride around the belt. I haven't tried it on your motor. That is the only thing as far the trick working. If the cam moved more than a couple teeth and I don't have experience on that particular motor I would pull the belt off and do it the normal way. If I knew the motor better I would use the tool if at all possible. I have done it will success on motors that are off 4 teeth no problem. The more teeth off the more risk there is to valve damage from contacting the pistons.😃🔧
Thank you sir
No problem. All the best 😀😀
I don't know when I will need this trick. Next time I change my belt I hope I retain this information 👍
Please do! worth its weight in gold to us belt changers 😀
Great idea! Working on Hyundai xg350 and I know this will help. I have an idea to use a magnet to hold the bit in place. Will try this and let you know. THANKS
Great tip! Let me know how it works 😀😀
This is one of the most amazing things I've seen in a long time.
Thanks!! I am so glad you like it. It is a weirdly satisfying trick to perform when its needed 😀🔧
Excellent trick
Thanks! What kind on engine did you use it on?
🎉 thanks!!!!
🎉😀
Awesome, I've had to do that, but the hard way!
Me too 😃🫡
Nice One!
Thank you! Cheers 😃🔧
i did my v6 prado and every time i released the tensioner the bottom crack would always be out after many trys i gave up i am going to try this now. thanks mate awesome work
Sorry to hear that. Some systems characteristically are more of a pain than others for sure. If you have clearance the trick can be a game changer. Good luck, I hope it helps you out 😃🔧
Genius!
😃😃😃
This deserves a "SUBSCRIBE" and a Thank You for sure.
Thank you! Much appreciated!!
I wish I would have known about this trick 20 years ago. It would have saved me countless hours of time and frustration! Thanks so much for this video!
Thanks man! Im glad you like it! How did you find it? Did you search it?
@@EasyFixShaun I actually found it a while back when I was searching for something else- I don't even remember what I was searching for. I remembered it this morning when I was installing a timing kit in an old Dodge Stealth with DOHC. Came in very handy when I had one intake sprocket off a tooth!
Beautiful! I am so glad it has helped. It is pure magic 😃🔧🤌
@@EasyFixShaun Thanks once again! I did find that it won't work on a Chrysler 3.5. The aluminum rear cover goes over the belt with very little clearance so no room for the bit. But at least those engines are easy to redo it on
@@moparacer74 That is good to know! Clearance for me is the only deal breaker for the trick so far. Sometimes I can make an adjustment another pulley to time perfectly. Either way it's a great trick to have up your sleeve! 😃🤌
Changing the timing belt on my Wife's 2003 beetle 1.8 turbo is not easy.
It involves removing an engine mount and lots of hoses. Car ran great after swapping belts, but began throwing
PO016 error codes(crank and cam sensors outta whack). needed to move a tooth forward on the Cam. This trick
allowed me to advance it one notch without having to do a complete teardown. Thank You
You da man! No problem. Glad to help out on the VW! The trick is a lifesaver when you need it and was born from needing a way to change the timing without removing everything again 😃🔧
Im doing the belt on the same car as yours as my gf just 2000 and I think I have the same problem gonna try this and I’ll come back is there any tricks that you did on your beetle
@@JnRskaters the trick worked great. The only other things I’ve done is replace the plastic coolant fittings with aluminum.
@@shanflix did you do it on the top crank or bottom and do you just go the opposite way you want it to j
Ump
That's super smart 👍✌👏👌
Thanks! I hope it helps you out someday 😃🔧
Thanks a million. You saved the day!
I used an allen wrench though.
Glad I could help! Nice work 😃🔧
What model and engine were you working on??
@@EasyFixShaun 2006 Chrysler 300. 3.5L, V6.
Thanks
Thank you!! 😃😃
Best trick I've seen in over 40 year's
Thanks
Wow thanks! 😀😀
What is the #2 trick you have seen in 40 years? I can try to make a video on it someday for you 😃🔧
What? Really? All these years I've been loosening the tensioner and resetting all shafts. About to fix a PT Cruiser that jumped time on one cam. Dude, this trick is awesome! Thanks for sharing!
Glad I could help 😃😃
You are amazing
Haha thanks a lot! I hope it helped you out! 😃🔧
Awesome tip! Do you know if US made, Mitsuboshi brand timing belts have a production date on them?
Thanks! Im not sure about the date code but i have seen those before. They might be on them. I do know about counterfeit parts and have seen many of those belts fail with the Mitsubishi name on them. So keep an eye out for that 😀
I might just try this. I do all of my own repairs but i'd still call myself a layman mechanic. Just took apart the front end of my engine to change out a water pump. Even though i was careful with all the timing it looks like the marks are slightly off.
Been scared to put it all back together if it's off and don't want to have to reremove anything to get back to the belt.
Nice! I always shoot for perfect timing during assembly. On the occasion that timing is off a tooth, this trick makes fixing a breeze usually. Good luck on your project 😃🔧
Right cam is off one tooth. found this video cool trick, gonna field test this now on 06 Hyundai 2.7L v6 lol
Awsome! Best of luck 😀🔧
Well if this video doesn't deserve all the likes I don't know what does. Very cool trick! Thanks for this!!
Thanks a lot! Im so glad you liked it. Much appreciated 😀🔧
@@EasyFixShaun I like it so much I'll try it tomorrow haha, I think I'm off a tooth with a timing belt I installed yesterday. There were 2 marks side by side on the crank so I had to give it a best guess as to which one seemed to line up better at TDC, guess I picked wrong 😄 so I'll confirm TDC and then check the cam gear mark, adjust it using this trick 👍
How do you determine which sprocket you need to adjust? Do yo align intake and exhaust sprocket and then use this tool on the crankshaft sprocket? Or do you align crankshaft sprocket and exhaust pulley and then use this tool to move intake sprocket? Or either way works?
To make the trick work you need an understanding of where the timing marks are. Usually you will always need to remove the timing covers to find them. The trick works when off by any amount of teeth, but i would not recommend it for anything off more than 2 teeth or more. Engine damage can occur most times if you are that far off and try to adjust and accidentally go even further off by another tooth (total of three). I hope that helps😀🔧
Sorry to disappoint you your tip will not work on my 2005 Honda Pilot 3.5L engine because the cam gears over top of them have a housing over top of them that the belt goes through tried you trick on the rear camshaft and it gets stuck and will not turn through their my luck thank you wish It worked for but I have no luck that's why It jumped a tooth have a blessed day today 🙏
Sorry you are having trouble. Those motors can be hard to line up and the rear cam is very sharp and can cut you if you try to hold it while lining up the marks. That is the motor I use it on the most. So because of that I put the belt on, line up all marks except that cam. Then I use tension the belt and use the trick to fix the timing. It's way fast. Sometimes you need to get creative and line up one cam on any given motor that has a cover in the way, use the trick on the other cam and be strategic. Sorry it didn't work for you.
This is absolutely Fkn genius!!!!
Thanks man! Glad to help 😀🥋🔧
¡Gracias!
Thank you! 😃😃😃
@EasyFix. you saved my a$$ big time
Anytime! I really a watch, a like, a sub. They are all good. The thanks button is going all out! I really appreciate. It helps a hugeeeee amount! Thank you 😃
Bro you are fricking awesome. I'm timing my 1987 MK2 Scirocco 8 valve GTX 1.8 injection, engine code DX UK. I've been stuck with the camshaft pulley for ages always a tooth out. So using your trick I won't need to remove my timing belt at all? Just insert the little tool in and rotate.
I have a plastic cover on top behind the cam sprocket. There is an arrow pointing downwards. Everytime I tension the belt the fricking cam sprocket moves almost one tooth and the arrow ends up on the sidewall of following tooth. Of course I need the downward arrow in the middle of the groove and not the sidewall. Basically it's a tooth out.
Thanks man. Yup you should be able to move the timing one tooth in either direction with the belt properly tensioned. Should work easily for you as long as there is clearance around the cover for the tool 😃🔧
😅can you do this on 4.7 Toyota vvti says don’t go counterclockwise? This is great fix. Thanks
Easiest way to tighten crankshaft pulley bolt so I can use this while needing to turn ccw? So it doesn't just lose bolt
You could try turning any of the sprocket bolts that are tight. Camshaft or Crankshaft. Crankshaft is always best but I have used them all 😃🔧
2007 PT Cruiser cam belt will it work when the upper cams are together?
Should work fine! I have used it on that motor 😃
Will this work for a timing chain as well? Holding a screwdriver in the pulley and chain
I am not sure, never tried it. I would guess it probably would not work. The physics of the belt stretching to jump teeth one tooth wouldn't be the same as a chain. If you try it let me know how if it worked 😀🔧
Great tip. thanks! I really enjoy your content! Is it ok to spin the engine backwards? I thought there was a con to that? Maybe you're not supposed to spin it backwards too much because it could cause a skip?
Thanks a lot! Usually spinning it the direction it is supposed to spin it will be much less likely to skip a tooth. But when doing the trick sometimes you need to go backwards. Shouldn't hurt anything but go slow to be safe. With tension on the belt and going slow its very unlikely to skip 😀🔧
@@EasyFixShaun could you explain what is the proper direction to turn the moto? How do you determine from what position what the clockwise in counterclockwise rotation is. It gets to be very ambiguous when you don't know the point of reference. The manuals don't have arrows indicating clockwise, but from what position of reference? what is the easy rule?
No problem. Generally speaking you want to always spin the motor in its normal direction of rotation. That helps the belt to not skip a tooth because the tensioner is designed to keep it tight mainly in one rotational direction. It does keep it tight in the opposite direction but skips can occur. Generally speaking most engines will spin clockwise when looking at them from the front. The trick is designed to save you time if you accidentally time it wrong and are off a tooth. You can move a mark one tooth at a time if it is a belt system (not a chain) and the is room for the tool to pass around the pulley. The marks will move one tooth towards the tool. You would then need to wind the tool into the belt/sprocket from that perspective 😀🔧
Thank you we'll see or I mean I 'll see if it works when I turn the key on . But any ways thanks
Best of luck to you on your project 😃
2003 miata(mx5) its actually 2nd hand..Felt a tiny bit underpowered so asked garage to check the timing .
Nice! I hope you got it all sorted out 😃
I got a 98 Honda CRV, and my timing belt broke. I installed a NEW timing belt afterwards, and everything started up fine, and test drove it.
But I noticed I was off by ONE tooth on one of my camshafts.
Would this method work in this situation?
Yup the basic method will work on pretty much any belt. Just need to make sure you can see every timing mark on every sprocket. You want to be able to clearly plan your tool insertion and pulley direction of rotation. There also can be no obstructions so the tool can pass by as it goes around the sprocket😃🔧
Thank you for you video, I’m just curious what your reasoning is for not doing this trick if timing is off more than 2 teeth? What are your thoughts about potential harm in doing this trick if the motoro were even off by, say 15 teeth?
When i use the trick, my reasoning is just generally trying not to risk damage motor internals. 1 or 2 teeth max should be a rule of thumb for the trick. The tricks main objective value is quickly fixing belt service timing when off 1 tooth timing a fresh belt. 2 teeth gives a little lee way to do the trick the wrong direction once. Interference motors where valves can contact pistons may have some damage if more than two teeth generally speaking. All motors are different. Non-interference motors can be done 15 teeth no problem. Interference motors can usually go a couple teeth no problem. But proceed with caution kind of thing beyond that. This Subaru motor can go about 4 or 5 teeth before any internal contact happens. I tested this and was careful to stop when contact was made. You can look up your motor design and that should help understand what you have and far you can go with it. Great question 😀
Holy shit. This saved me and fixed my belt when it was throwing a cam correlation code. I owe you a beer. Message me
No charge! Glad to help out 😃🔧
Sometimes, it's the simple things that work the best.
Absolutely well said 😃😃