Replacing overhead camshafts

[sparggy]

Hi Folks,

I have a 1989 Camry with the F3S motor.
I had to remove the overhead camshafts to get to the cylinder head bolts as I was replacing the head gasket and timing belt.

Being a clever bugger I forgot to note/mark the alignment of the camshafts relative to each other. I can find plenty of info on replacing the timing belt and aligning the crankshaft to the inlet camshaft etc. But I cannot find any information on how to align the exhaust camshaft relative to the inlet camshaft. (Hope that makes sense).

Can anyone help me with some info or a link about this ??

Many Thanks
Sparggy

[Jimnist]

According to my service manual (and also assuming that you have a 3S-FE engine), there should be two dots/marks on the right cam gear side (looking from the front of the motor). Match them together so they look something like this, when facingthe cam gear ( -)(- ). Hope that makes sense and good luck!

[ekpolk]

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