960 Crankshaft Timing Mark - Reference Point?
 

Folks, I am a fairly skilled mechanic and recently lost my timing belt tensioning pulley and had to replaced the cylinder head, tensioning pulley, idler pulley, etc... The ball bearings from the tensioning pulley went all over the place including down and around crankshaft pulley.It looked like someone unloaded a beebee gun in my daughter's engine compartment. Needless to say, now there are many marks in the vicinity of the timing mark!

I wonder if anyone might have a reference point such as the holes or lettering on the dampener or some other point of reference? (i.e. lettering in the 2 o'clock to 6 o'clock location). I recognize that the B6304 engine crankshaft mark has no reference to TDC, that would be to easy! Some say that '95 mark is in the "valley" while '97 - '98 S90 can be found on the top of the tooth. Some clarification would likely help on this issue too.

Many thanks in advance!

Bill (Virginia)

RE: 960 Crankshaft Timing Mark - Reference Point?
 

I don't have a pictue of the exact mark.
But it should be pretty easy to find.
Either you will have 2 teeth with lines cut in them or one line in the valley.
I will try to find a pic.