"slight" problem while installing timing belt:(

[bennington28]

I put in a new headgasket on my 95' toyota 2.2l winter beater- 4cyl. After I installed the timing belt, I turned the crank(with a wrench) 1/2 turn so I could take up the slack on the belt. The belt slipped off the cam sprocket while the crank was being rotated and continued to turn while the cam stayed in place. My crank now is at TDC, but the cam is sitting at a 1/2 turn or 180degrees before TDC.

Now I must realign the cam and crank.

If I continue to turn the cam clockwise( by hand) 180degrees in order to bring it back to TDC and in alignment with the crank TDC, will I damage a valve?

[Nick]

5sfe is non interference engine, so you can spin her at your heart's content

[spills1969]

Originally posted by Oldman
5sfe is non interference engine, so you can spin her at your heart's content

non interference? What do u mean by that?

[bennington28]

sweet. thanks oldman!

by the way- how old are you?

[Nick]

i turn 21 in 12 days...


got lots of marbles up there though, more than just a hat rack


edit, spills: interference vs non-interference engines refers to the piston valve clearance when the valves are out and the piston is at TDC (top dead centre)

certain engines, like the saturn i rebuilt, and my dad's volvo aren't hence bending the valves, and cracking the valve stems

so the block of the head makes a nice doorstop, that's about it

[bennington28]

you seem to know your stuff oldman

[Nick]

i wasn't sure about this, but i did a quick search of the forum, and all the info i found agreed

[jornie14]

Is the 2vz-fe an interference engine?

I tried searching so I didn't have to bug people about info already out there but every time I search it comes back with no results???

[Nick]

according to this its non interference