Hello all. Worming on a 98 t5 2.3 turbo v70. I just got the heads back from conditioning and new valves installed. Heres my issue, the marks on my cams are in question. Ive lined up the crank mark with the oil pump. Its right in between the hashes. When i put the o take and exhaust at 2 and 11 respectively, i get interference. If i move them to the 12 oclock positon, same thing. Mind you i just did the heads some im not tring to shell out 500 more dollars for bent valves. Am i missing something here? I was aware that in 98 there could be two different marks. Neither are working for me. Do i have to dine true tdc on the crank? What's going on

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Yes, take the torque mount bracket off, set the crank mark to where it should be or use the special tool to lock the crankshaft in position, Bolt the head on and use the camshaft holding tool to position the cams, then you can put the cam cover on (which pushes some valves open obviously) - but you will have the cams set in the correct position. Then proceed with the cam gears, and timing belt stuff making sure all the marks stay lined up during the process. Remove tool(s), with belt aligned, carefully turn crankshaft over by hand (ratchet and socket) 2 revolutions - and make sure everything is still lined up, and tensioner still adjusted properly.

What you are missing the the cam locking tool -

 

Thanks for the reply. I dont have the cam tool to lock them. I will have to get one. The head is on already tho. Will this be a issue if i just pop the cam cover off and reseal the cover?

 

You can always clean off the sealer and roll new on. Look at the picture of the tool - note the notches are parallel - and they are offset from center, so hopefully yours are in that position and not 180 out. .

 

Thanks to all for the help. Now to fix the many other issues. 😆