Yes, it will, replace it.

Most of your symptoms can come down to those broken teeth, the missing teeth means shut off gas and spark as far as the computer is concerned.

If cam/crank timing was off by 1 or 2 teeth you would still have a good idle and no missing but engine would be sluggish.

 

I agree with RonR. You have to have all those teeth for the trigger aspect to work.

 

Pull one from a junkyard, unless a reliable way can be found to weld the teeth back on.

 

OUTOGAS, a '96 is a Gen 3. :thumbsup:

 

i did my t belt recently. not right after... but maybe a week later i noticed it seems like its lost some power. runs great otherwise. guess i need to check this timing. im guessing that ill have to pull the covers and all that to check it, fmr.

 

Just the upper cover, and if it's off then you can release tension, adjust the Cam Gear and add tension back, no need to remove bottom cover unless replacing belt(or other parts).

 

Got a new crankshaft timing pulley from the dealer (only $25). Solved the problem. Thanks, it took me forever to diagnose this.

 

Yeah, not too expensive. My 95 uses the old timing system based on a distributor, but I had to change the same part because the keyway groove had become sloppy. Think the pulley was not tightened down properly when the belt was changed. Anyhow, the replacement pulley is the same as yours - with the timing teeth, that my car doesn't use. The teeth are very fragile and easy to break.

 

Yes, wouldn't be in the top 10(top 20 even) of my things to check on a stumbling engine.

Thanks for posting the fix :thumbsup:

 

Yes, wouldn't be in the top 10(top 20 even) of my things to check on a stumbling engine.

Thanks for posting the fix ?

What is the teeth are just bent a little

 

Bent teeth may or may not get picked up by the sensor. Best to replace it.

 

I did this on my very first 1MZ timing belt job by using a prybar to remove the stuck crank sprocket instead of a puller. Replace with junkyard sprocket.